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  • present tense form of grip (3rd person singular).
  • plural of grip.

grips

NOUN
close quarters
Synonyms


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‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

We must, therefore, leave the Science article behind and rely on other kinds of evidence to get to grips with the structure of Neanderthal groups indirectly.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

June temperature records are set to be broken this week as the second heatwave of the year grips England and Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Those are realities that the media, the activist community and people in government need to come to grips with.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Mr. Ram settles his glasses snugly and grips the book.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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