as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen
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Recent Examples of clamp
The trick here is to really keep the iron clamped tight on your hair the entire time.
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Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
An alternative option is to reverse the warp by clamping the cabinet doors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Plus, the kit comes with a clamping applicator to make the whole process a total breeze.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Jan. 2025
Fire firmly stayed clamped to Johnson’s arm, and did not let go until given a release command.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
An alternative option is to reverse the warp by clamping the cabinet doors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Plus, the kit comes with a clamping applicator to make the whole process a total breeze.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Jan. 2025
Fire firmly stayed clamped to Johnson’s arm, and did not let go until given a release command.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamp
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Police said they were securely fastened into their seats and were not injured.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The stair treads and risers are fastened to and held firm by stringers, which are analogous to the joists under a floor.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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Building on the success of its 4K re-release of Akira in 2023 across 12 countries, POM Anime has secured theatrical rights in eight new territories, expanding into the Nordics and Baltics.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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SpaceX teams then raced to retrieve the floating spacecraft and its crew of four, helping secure the Dragon and hoist it onto a recovery vessel.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The impressive team effort enables nematodes to hitch rides on passing insects to more favorable habitats and bridge otherwise untraversable gaps, Ding and her co-authors suggest.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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At the time, Cruise’s love story with Katie Holmes felt inextricably linked to the third Mission: Impossible film, which saw Ethan Hunt getting hitched to Julia, played by Michelle Monaghan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Apple generally concentrates its hardware launches to the spring and fall, with quieter and lower-profile launches in the spring and bigger launches in the fall, anchored by the tentpole that is the iPhone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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One euro is equivalent to 1.96 lev, a rate set when Bulgaria became part of the board which anchors the currencies.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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“Clamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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