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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.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2011
Prehension was seen as a key development for the USC/Belgrade Hand.
—Jose Fermoso, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2008
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
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The result is parents who are too tired to read themselves, raising children who struggle with basic comprehension.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a recent forum, Dominguez identified improving academic achievement as a priority, and improving reading comprehension in the early grades.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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In total, making the piece took four years from conception to creation.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Associated with auditory and visual perception, short-term memory, musical rhythm, and speech.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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But as consumers' perception of value evolves, and their wallets tighten, some surprising stalwarts in the sit-down sector are making a comeback.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a similar vein, Timnit Gebru, a computer scientist writing during her time working at Google, warned of the dangers of large language models acting as stochastic parrots, which repeat language patterns without understanding, and in doing so replicate the biases embedded in their training data.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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From sourcing materials domestically to designing heaters that require no electricity, the company’s practices reflect an understanding that environmental responsibility often begins at home, in how things are built, maintained, and valued.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Libraries and archives hold so much knowledge within their sacred confines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Seven Castain’s knowledge of ‘Seinfeld’ Castain was born in 2004, and her familiarity with a TV show is limited since Seinfeld signed off in ‘98.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These roles required an adult grasp of lust and jealousy and nihilism.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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While this one never was in their grasp, the Chiefs had the requisite moments to give themselves a chance late after trailing 28-13.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, information has to be available that, if deployed, the alert could facilitate the child's safe recovery and/or the apprehension of the suspect.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Under the deal, 10 Nassau County detectives have been trained and designated to work with ICE on apprehensions and investigations, and the county has reserved 50 jail cells for ICE to hold detainees for up to 72 hours before deportation or charging.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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