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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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This is the traditional comprehension of the identity of a journalist.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The bill advances phonics and other skills like comprehension and reading fluency, but its adoption is only voluntary.—
Denise Amos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Such links were particularly pronounced when exposure occurred during the month before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers reported in the study, published in Environmental Science & Technology.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time A sequel, 28 Weeks Later…, dropped in 2007; Boyle and Garland signed on executive producers, but neither were directly involved with the conception of it beyond that.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The concert raised over £114 million but has also since faced criticism regarding perceptions of African nations and aid distribution.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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Even the perception that government data could be manipulated by politics could change that.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Her studies led her to psychotherapy for healing, like EMDR, and a better understanding of how the nervous system operates.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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The timing of that cease-fire was the source of some confusion, because there had been no formal agreement between Iran and Israel, just a general understanding.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Noun
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And if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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When the man couldn’t provide police with any identification, the officers took him into custody, a police source with knowledge of the case said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Would Haliburton be sidelined if this was January, in the dog days of a regular season grind, instead of June when a championship is within grasp?—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Washington realizes that Moore hasn’t even fully grown into his body yet, let alone having a full grasp of the game at this level.—
Dhani Joseph,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Spectrum has since restored service and is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of the people responsible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2025
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Recent developments have intensified investor apprehension.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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