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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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Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, the canonical speech production and comprehension regions, appear to remain connected and active during sleep.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Also, be sure to check out the AI Conversation Partner to practice your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in real time.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
Noun
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There's a much bigger story to Sinatra and her conception of this bunker and what her plan was for this bunker long-term that will fill her out and explain her story even more.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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Hounsou’s depth surpasses the two-dimensional conception of his role, and DiCaprio taps into unexpected ferocity in a performance of sure instincts.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Dec. 2025
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Folding laundry, loading dishwashers, cleaning kitchens, and navigating cluttered homes require many of the same perception, manipulation, and reasoning capabilities that would eventually allow robots to operate independently on a battlefield.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Similarly, 89% of Gen Z say the restaurant’s cleanliness, and 75% say the restroom’s cleanliness, influences their perception of restaurant food safety.—
Guy Yehiav,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
Noun
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This ambitious agenda puts the spotlight on the country’s sports diplomacy, in which athletic endeavors serve as an arena for gaining influence, cultivating international leadership, interacting with foreign audiences, and facilitating conversations that can lead to better understandings.—
Time,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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Williams made a monumental contribution to understanding and treating depression, Khan said, and his loss is profound for the profession.—
Cathie Anderson
Updated December 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mead denied such knowledge in his testimony.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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Seeking a compromise over controlling exports to China, the White House plans to direct the US Department of Commerce to allow the export of powerful Nvidia GPUs that are roughly 18 months behind its most advanced offerings, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Lately mathematicians have been flagging one of the seven problems which experts previously told me was centuries beyond their grasp.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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And it’s been my great pleasure to call Wann a bunch over the last few years to try to get a grasp of the meaning to fans of the Chiefs’ remarkable run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Perhaps my mother’s parents are trying to bend their apprehension into hope.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Guillermo del Toro and Seth Rogen spoke out against the technology at the Cannes Film Festival last month, and below-the-line wokers, screenwriters and actors have continued to express apprehension and even horror at the prospect of being replaced by generative AI.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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