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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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An effective teacher must navigate trillions of distinct learning pathways to comprehension—in real time, for 20 or 30 kids at once.—
Philip Moyer,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Fox uses immersion reading—listening to the audiobook while following the text—to strengthen comprehension and visualization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump has such a different view, and, in that sense, is so fundamentally not a conservative and not somebody who believes in that conception of limited government.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Another point of pride for Airbus is the fact that the project took only nine months from conception to demonstration, which reflects the urgency put on developing new drone and anti-drone technologies.—
David Szondy
April 04,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And in a runoff election — where turnout is everything — perception can be power.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Outside of Congress, public perception may be more aligned with Democrats’ framing.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Partway through the story, the reader learns something that upends our understanding of what’s going on.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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It’s based on the scientific understanding that all kinds of organisms — including plants, insects and disease fungi or bacteria — respond to the weather.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The duo got closer and closer to everyone involved, hoping to garner enough evidence to bring in the police and free the women and kids from Bateman's grasp.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The third was a two-out double Oneil Cruz grounded just inside the bag and just beyond Machado’s grasp that scored both runners.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Power teaches people what to fear, how to name danger, and where to direct their apprehension.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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City officials and water managers across the state are watching with apprehension.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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