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  • past participle of grip.
  • past tense form of grip.

gripped







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Leongatha, where Patterson lived, was gripped by shock.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The dry conditions follow a “megadrought” that has gripped the region since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Mali is a former colony of France, and has been gripped by a security crisis fuelled by an Islamist insurgency since 2012.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The duo were pioneers of the aerobics craze that gripped the nation during that decade and helped create the National Aerobic Championship.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

With a pencil gripped in her left hand, she wrote in reverse on long lengths of rolled brown paper, taking down the spirit communications.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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