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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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Those aren’t just random words jumbled together to test your reading comprehension—they’re the outcome of recent brand collaborations with Liquid Death.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
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In March 2022, Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that happens when the parts of the brain responsible for speech, comprehension, reading, or writing are damaged.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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How little there is in us of justice and humility, how poor is our conception of patriotism….—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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This conception of the sea as sterile is, of course, paradoxical, since the oceans supply about 2% of overall human calorie intake and 15% of protein intake – and could likely supply much more.—
Marie-Claire Beaulieu,
The Conversation,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Over time, the language leaders use shapes not just perception, but pace and participation.—
Matthew Mathison,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Blending wit with emotional depth, Foreign Tongue turns a rare medical anomaly into a surreal, genre-defying reflection on identity, perception, and cultural belonging.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The best platform teams are the ones that build a deep understanding of the daily realities of developers, security professionals and operations specialists.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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My track record reflects a deep understanding of how city government works and how to get things done.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Aug. 2025
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No one inside the Houston Astros clubhouse had more meticulous knowledge of Friday’s opponent than Urías, the 31-year-old middle infielder acquired 16 days ago from the Baltimore Orioles.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Test your knowledge with azcentral.com's news quiz for the week.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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And saying no to a quick deal that Trump supports, with thoughts of a Nobel Peace Prize within his grasp, could push the mercurial US president to lash out, perhaps cutting off crucial intelligence sharing again, or military aid.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The only way to make it to Hell without dying, though, is to master a series of logical paradoxes, and the rules governing this fictional underworld rely on both magic and a faint grasp of Plato and Aristotle.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Coello Perozo faces a misdemeanor charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution, punishable by up to a year in jail and a maximum $4,000 fine if he’s convicted.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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Of those apprehended, more than 2,500 were individuals at-large, while over 5,400 apprehensions occurred at or near the point of entry.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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