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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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Only afterwards did he have a moment to come to grips with his life-changing performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

"It has become difficult to feel at ease or plan anything because uncertainty grips everyone."

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

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

I could see it clearly, that it was chrome and that it had pearl grips on it.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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