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claw

noun as in nail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal

verb as in scratch, tear at

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Shibahara looked nervous early on but shifted the momentum her way when she won eight points in a row to claw back to 4-3.

From BBC

In recent years, American centrism and political conservatism have dug their claws back into the media.

From Salon

The Legislature also voted to claw back an increase to the cannabis excise tax, which took effect in July and raised the state tax rate paid by consumers to 19%.

Family members seethe, assistants cower and competitors sharpen their claws.

The disclosure led to a tangle of legal cases, including a claim filed by the city of L.A. against Camacho and his organization trying to claw back the pictures.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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