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clasping

[klas-ping, klah-sping] / ˈklæs pɪŋ, ˈklɑ spɪŋ /


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On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

“He doesn’t know he was in a movie,” said Leonberg, clasping a happily wriggling Indy, who doesn’t register me on the other end of the Zoom interview.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

The card also shows Meghan hugging a young girl and Prince Harry clasping the hand of a man lying in bed.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

At thrillingly precarious moments — in one, the electrician’s legs dangle above a vertigo-inducing drop — the player must squeeze both controller triggers as if Caz’s hands are clasping onto the splintering rig.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Me, clasping tight, holding, feeling the rope burns, my aching arm.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes



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