prehension

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Recent Examples of prehension Of these, the grasping, which will progressively disappear as voluntary prehension emerges around the age of 4–5 months, is of great interest. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2011 Prehension was seen as a key development for the USC/Belgrade Hand. Jose Fermoso, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehension
Noun
  • Instead of using traditional training data, Pieces’ assistant draws from a proprietary process that includes prompting tailored to clinical tasks, a knowledge graph, and a comprehension engine designed for high-trust environments.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Its research shows the new format is equally rigorous, and proponents say reading comprehension is better reflected in other parts of a college application.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This disastrously cramped conception of who gets to have a day in court would be the main target of my outrage if the court’s opinion on the use of ethnicity, language and workplace as factors in immigration enforcement weren’t even more upsetting.
    Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Political theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), an Italian anti-fascist journalist, organizer, and imprisoned political dissident, offered a conception of society and described the possibilities for changing social orders.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But with prices consistently uncompetitive, demand scant, and government incentives in the US and elsewhere drying up, there’s a growing perception in energy circles that the hydrogen bubble has burst.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For many workers, the onboarding process can significantly impact their perception of their new company.
    Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • She has been hailed for her deep understanding of local government and ability to reach across the aisle to implement her agenda.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Togetherness, understanding, players who want to fight in the same direction.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That requires more than knowledge.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • HoneyBee Sage aimed to be that space to share knowledge as well as a business prototype for other entrepreneurs interested in herbalism.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Defensive back Prince Green III made the initial tackle to pop the ball out of Jordan’s grasp, then Caleb Moore recovered the ball.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The final two drops saw Lamb let a Prescott deep shot go right through his hands deep into Eagles territory just a few plays before a fourth down go-ball also fell through his leaping grasp.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nuclear vs renewables One obstacle to faster licensing is public apprehension about living near nuclear facilities, no matter how small.
    Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • To the 73 million Americans whose financial lives depend on the viability of Social Security, those first months were a seesaw of apprehension and rumor.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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