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  • plural of grip.
  • present tense form of grip (3rd person singular).
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grips

NOUN
close quarters
Synonyms


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He’s tinkered with different grips for his changeup, a pitch he started deploying more in mid-May.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue were sensational to ensure the world champions - including 15-year-old batting superstar Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - never got to grips with a chase of 202.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Here’s a closer look at some of the biggest challenges that retirees and would-be retirees are facing and how legislators and policymakers are coming to grips with them:

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Gerhard stands behind him, grips Helmuth's shoulders, tries to turn Helmuth to face him.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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