This story of mistaken identity would on its own be
gripping
and revealing enough, both as a psychological study and for its explorations of the double in art and history, the disorienting effects of social media, and the queasy feeling of looking into a distorted mirror.
—
Laura Marsh,
The New Republic
, 5 Sep. 2023
The highly addictive painkiller — used legally in medical settings for traumatic injuries, egg retrievals and colonoscopies — has
gripped
a new generation looking to self-medicate or experiment with drugs.
—
Claire Ballor,
Dallas News
, 2 Sep. 2023
Getty Images The wave of A.I. innovation and investment that has
gripped
Silicon Valley and Wall Street is coming to a close, according to one venture capital firm.
—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune
, 29 Aug. 2023
But for many Iranians, that justification rings false and seems more of an excuse from a government wary of a resurgence of the protests that
gripped
the country for months after the death last year of a young woman in the custody of Tehran’s morality police.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times
, 22 Aug. 2023
This convenient as heck hook that
grips
to edges, ledges, rails, and openings for holding your bag.
—
Sophie Dweck,
Town & Country
, 21 Aug. 2023
The hooked butt also prevents your
grip
from slipping off, even when your hands are sweaty.
—
Alex Rennie,
Popular Mechanics
, 6 Sep. 2023
In the film’s final moments, as the murderer tries to shoot him, Orlov takes his cane and whacks the gun from the shooter’s
grip
, rendering his aggressor powerless.
—
Hazlitt
, 6 Sep. 2023
Amazon shoppers have awarded the best-selling rug
grips
with nearly 2,400 five-star ratings.
—
Lauren Taylor,
Better Homes & Gardens
, 25 Aug. 2023
But Thaksin’s
grip
loosened following May’s general election, when his Pheu Thai party was bested by the upstart Move Forward Party, which secured 38% of the vote with its radical agenda to bridle the nation’s military and monarchy.
—
Charlie Campbell,
Time
, 22 Aug. 2023
Bright’s
grip
symbolizes the appreciation the England players have for Wiegman, who has pushed the right buttons since replacing Hege Riise last year.
—
Frank Dell'apa,
BostonGlobe.com
, 18 Aug. 2023
Image: Windows Report The Legion Go’s controllers appear to be a blend of the Switch’s flat but removable Joy-Cons and the Steam Deck’s contoured but attached
grips
.
—
Jay Peters,
The Verge
, 17 Aug. 2023
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before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at
sense 1
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at
sense 1a
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