as in to grip
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Recent Examples of fist
At 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd once pleaded with Chauvin to get off his neck and cried out for his mother, a metal Black Lives Matter fist the height of a streetlamp has been erected in the intersection, which is outlined by a flower garden.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021
Then, once on the court, players are outlawed from high-fives, relegated instead to fist or elbow bumps.
—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2021
Players must limit interactions to fist and elbow bumps.
—Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
The government’s economic stimulus measures have been similarly ham-fisted.
—The Economist, 23 May 2020
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021
Then, once on the court, players are outlawed from high-fives, relegated instead to fist or elbow bumps.
—Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2021
Players must limit interactions to fist and elbow bumps.
—Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
The government’s economic stimulus measures have been similarly ham-fisted.
—The Economist, 23 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fist
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Newness is always in supply, however, and what ends up defining a season is still in many ways nudged to the forefront by editors and buyers who are gripped by styles that speak to the moment.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Griffiths cried at times, fanning herself and gripping the hand of a friend sitting beside her.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The design features detailed scales and the brand’s signature orb motif clasped in the serpent’s jaws.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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At one point, Dion cradled Adele's face, clasped Adele's hand to her right cheek and kissed it, then leaned in for a last few words.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
3 Nov. 2024
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The Beltway is only beginning to grasp the implications.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Feb. 2025
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New York paralysis patient lifts cup using only his thoughts after receiving AI brain implant A year after a diving accident left him paralyzed, Keith Thomas is now able to grasp, lift and drink from a cup, thanks to advances in bioelectronic medicine.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The bottom line: Across the world, Birds Gang International will be congregating for a chance to see the Eagles clutch a second Lombardi Trophy.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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The young and the old arrived clutching white candles, ready to light them, along with flowers and handwritten notes paying tribute to those killed in Tuesday’s massacre.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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As for Dexter, he’s forced into a minor plot detour to draw blood, inadvertently giving up two pints himself (one because Clark has had an HIV exposure and needs to pass off someone else’s blood as his own, and the other because Masuka corners Dexter into donating).—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 31-year-old alleged victim, Ana Allen, wrote in graphic detail how she was cornered in a shower stall Dec. 30 in unit 4E at the Rose M. Singer Center by a physically stronger alleged perpetrator and raped.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The partnership has allowed Carroll Hospital to add more space and services and secure better equipment for state-of-the-art catheterization capabilities for heart patients and radiation therapy treatments for cancer treatments, citing just two examples.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the third installment of the trilogy, the Panthers got the upper hand, securing a dominant 79-50 victory on Monday, Feb. 18, at Arlington Martin High School.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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Now, the two senators want to hold the president to his pledge.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Also on Tuesday, the City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop to review the downtown classic car cruise.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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In lesser hands, this might be one of those theatrical pieces that offers a nice excuse for actors to rend garments and gnash teeth onscreen — the sort of cinéma du Off-Broadway favored by microbudget indie directors and arthouse die-hards.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2024
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The cuts will rend apart the truss section and send the pieces plunging into the river, unpinning the Dali.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2024
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“Fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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