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gripped

adjective as in held

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As Einstein came to grips with Mach’s rejection of relativity, the world of physics was rocked by quantum theory, a revolution Einstein had helped to spark but now refused to join.

Together, a robotic hand could use its eyes to scan an object, plan its movements for grasp, and use touch for feedback to adjust its grip.

I felt like shouting this to the wind, but my grip on the paddle was slipping with sweat, even as my shirt darkened in the cold, wet air.

On an expedition, an adventurer in the grips of mental distress may be unable to operate at full capacity, may lose focus, and could make dangerous decisions without someone along who’s been trained to help.

They’re constructed like mountain-bike gloves, with a snug fit, Velcro closures around the wrists, and a synthetic leather palm that gives me a direct interface with my grips.

Perhaps the worst fallout from all this is that when we are gripped by fear, we usually make terrible decisions.

No one should be given a lethal prescription of drugs when they are gripped by mental illness or in a temporary depression.

Hollywood is gripped by an obsession so all-consuming that no blockbuster is safe from its brooding influence.

Ten years before the brutal genocide, a religious fervor gripped Kibeho as dozens claimed the Virgin Mary had appeared to them.

But while the country seems gripped by shutdown fever, many tourists from here and abroad had no clue it would affect their plans.

A horrible foreboding gripped me, and I quickly knelt down and raised the dog's head.

He gripped the arms of his chair; from where she stood, she could see the veins standing out on his hands.

Paris might have screamed; he would not have swerved a hair's breadth till he had gripped the Golden Horn.

He gripped Shiv's shoulder convulsively, nearly sending his own car into the ditch by so doing.

The girl looked at him without speaking, schooling her features to betray nothing of the fear that gripped her heart.

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On this page you'll find 178 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gripped, such as: absorbed, captivated, consumed, engaged, enthralled, and submerged.

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

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