as in control
the right or means to command or control others
the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection
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Recent Examples of death grip
Smash the party’s death grip on the court and vote for Wendy Li.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
And Arab regimes have not, in fact, established a death grip on public mobilization.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2024
This rebalancing also means a headset with roughly the same weight as the Quest 2 can sit securely on your face without the need to tighten the head strap in a death grip around your skull, leading to noticeably less pressure on the area around your eyes and sinuses.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
Such talk is music to the ears of Believe’s 52-year-old CEO Denis Ladegaillerie, who co-founded the business in 2005, when technology had the music industry in a death grip that sent global sales of recorded music from a peak of more than $24 billion in 1999 to a bottom of $14 billion in 2014.
—Ariel Shapiro, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
And Arab regimes have not, in fact, established a death grip on public mobilization.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2024
This rebalancing also means a headset with roughly the same weight as the Quest 2 can sit securely on your face without the need to tighten the head strap in a death grip around your skull, leading to noticeably less pressure on the area around your eyes and sinuses.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
Such talk is music to the ears of Believe’s 52-year-old CEO Denis Ladegaillerie, who co-founded the business in 2005, when technology had the music industry in a death grip that sent global sales of recorded music from a peak of more than $24 billion in 1999 to a bottom of $14 billion in 2014.
—Ariel Shapiro, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death grip
Noun
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Boston, which trailed 4-1 in the opening period, tried to generate momentum for a comeback in the second period and enter the third period with control of the game.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Miami Herald retains editorial control of all work.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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That power is vested in prosecutors as executive branch officials.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The assault injured at least 10 people, including a child, and targeted critical gas production and power facilities.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Hosted by the Ekman Group and organized jointly with the Swedish Fashion Council, CTF works to underline the sway of stakeholder synergies within the industry.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2025
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These figures seem to hold extraordinary sway over the President, who may see, in their taste for drawing theories of the universe from the growth of their own enterprises, a reflection of himself.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In July 2024, British voters pulled the plug on the Conservative Party’s 14-year reign and voted in Starmer’s leftist Labour Party.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Death grip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20grip. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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