Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehensions
Noun
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Both offer distinctive depictions of minority experiences in America, and in the process, ask probing questions about how media affects our perceptions of each other.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Reconnecting with the beauty, awe and wonders of life within and around us informs our senses, perceptions, thoughts and actions as well as improving our well-being.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trial court also applied the new historical practices and understandings test, holding that there was no evidence of a tradition to display the Ten Commandments in public schools permanently.—
Lydia Artz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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But this week’s Platonic is the first official road trip episode, a brisk 24-minute journey during which both of our central characters overcome their denial and come to important understandings.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Biden repeatedly had single days when apprehensions ranged from 8,000 to 10,000 migrants, with his highest single month being December 2023, when 249,785 Border Patrol apprehensions were recorded.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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By comparison, during many months in Biden’s term, apprehensions surpassed more than 6,000 per day — and sometimes topping 10,000.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Prehensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehensions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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