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Synonyms for clutches
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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, holdnoun

    the act of grasping

    "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

    Synonyms:
    compass, bobby pin, detainment, batch, traveling bag, range, custody, reach, postponement, suitcase, clench, keep, clutch bag, time lag, grasp, clutch pedal, detention, handgrip, hairgrip, clasp, hold, clutch, appreciation, storage area, cargo area, grip, traction, handle, travelling bag, cargo deck, wait, clinch, cargo hold, adhesive friction, delay, bag

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. clutchesnoun

    Synonyms:
    paws, talons

  2. clutchesnoun

    Synonyms:
    hands (implying rapacity or cruelly)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "clutches":

    broods, claws, clutch, couplings

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  1. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    Only once in a while you become aware of your intrinsic nature, with sudden bursts of empty spaces, without any effort on your part, you come home, rejoice every breath so deep and so soothing, you relax, unfocused, you skip into timelessness. This is the greatest mystery, the greatest gift of existence, without any identification to your senses, no clutches of your old patterns of mind. Few Glimpses of Heaven on the earth! I have experienced, have you?

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in the clutches of a left-wing mob, they've finally convinced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to impeach the President. All of you know your Constitution. The way that impeachment stops is a Senate majority, with me as majority leader.

  3. Christen Kuikoua:

    As mankind descends into the depths of evil, echoing the times of Joshua, prayer emerges as the singular force capable of summoning God's intervention for our deliverance from the clutches of the malevolent. In the face of our own contemporary challenges, let our collective prayers rise as a beacon of hope, seeking divine mercy and guidance to navigate the shadows that threaten to engulf us.

  4. Scott C. Holstad:

    I allowed you to destroy me, my self-confidence, my ego, my identity as a human being and as a man. for years i was a shadow of my former self. the pain you caused was brutal and intense but i have a new life and a new incarnation and you’re hardly worth thinking about anymore and being free at last of your clutches, I have a new world to look forward to.

  5. Erik Gordon:

    Hedge fund managers with great track records have stood by their conviction that Valeant is a great company despite a growing list of questions about its business model, its pricing policies, its pile of debt and the determination of potential acquisition targets to stay out of Valeant's clutches.

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