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grasp

noun as in hold, grip

noun as in understanding

verb as in grab

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It also applies to many of us who are currently grasping at the best ways to confront the injustices in our country, to say nothing of those occurring in our own backyards.

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The image of Heather Knight standing in the Canberra rain as the Ashes slipped from England's grasp is one that is hard to forget.

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One of Brooks’ persistent themes is that laypersons can’t grasp the difficulty of translating technological concepts into reality — that some problems are far more difficult to solve than their promoters admit.

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Bewildering and overwhelming the opposition is certainly among the goals, but it’s important to grasp the method behind the madness.

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"It's really difficult to grasp the extent of this melt," explains Dr Huss.

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

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