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grip

noun as in perception, understanding

verb as in hold tightly

verb as in entrance, enchant

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Example Sentences

Biceps bulging out of a sleeveless shirt, sweaty scalp wrapped in a white bandana, plastered fingers on his left hand gripping a racquet.

From BBC

Their arduous climb back makes for some of the book’s most gripping reading.

Rather than build a gripping, inclusive liberal patriotism that the country is starving for, Harris fell back on targeting specific groups and complaining that Trump was being divisive.

From Salon

Since 2020, an extreme and exceptional agricultural drought has gripped north-east Syria and parts of Iraq.

From BBC

Locals feared that the proposed bill would trigger an influx of Russian investment, pricing them out of the property market and further strengthening Moscow's grip on the region.

From BBC

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

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