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grabbed by

ADJECTIVE

moving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eloquent emotional expressive gripping heartbreaking heartrending inspirational inspiring meaningful persuasive poignant stirring stunning touching

STRONG

arousing awakening impelling motivating propelling provoking quickening rallying rousing stimulating

WEAK

affective breathless dynamic emotive facund far-out felt in gut hairy impressive mind-bending mind-blowing significant stimulative turned on by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull unaffecting

WEAK

immobile unemotional unexciting unmoving

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Most of Finnish Karelia was grabbed by Joseph Stalin's forces in 1940 after the bloody Winter War, when Finland put up stiff resistance to the Soviets despite overwhelming odds.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

I want to read what was said to Escobar Molina as he was being grabbed by unidentified agents.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

"I was grabbed by the fear that something would happen to them while I was out in the ocean and I can't even speak to them one last time."

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

One or two of the rats were a bit slow off the mark, but not as slow as Colin Vole and his mother, who were roughly grabbed by the faster sentries.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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