as in control
the right or means to command or control others
the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection
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Recent Examples of death grip
India tightened the slow death grip which has cut off the run supply across five matches against Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand (twice).
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Alma clutched her arm and didn’t let go—a death grip.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The snow and the low temperatures put Florida’s citrus and vegetable industry in a death grip.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Its strategy relied on maintaining a death grip on existing customers.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Alma clutched her arm and didn’t let go—a death grip.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The snow and the low temperatures put Florida’s citrus and vegetable industry in a death grip.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Its strategy relied on maintaining a death grip on existing customers.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death grip
Noun
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The redistricting, backed by President Donald Trump, has sparked a fierce Texas battle with national stakes for control of the House in 2026.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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Take diabetes, where fewer than half of patients achieve adequate disease control.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason for this gap between power users and typical users is the route by which students have become aware of ChatGPT.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Trump has the power to pardon Maxwell or to commute her sentence.—
Aysha Bagchi,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The BIDs have influence over about half of 14th Street; the Union Square folks’ dominion covers First to Sixth Avenues, the Meatpacking group’s from Eighth to the Hudson.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
29 July 2025
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And yet if history is any guide, Moscow could go to extreme lengths to preserve its regional dominion.—
JEFFREY MANKOFF,
Foreign Affairs,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Borough presidents, their titles notwithstanding, have little sway.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The inclusion of emotionally laden sway is somewhat low.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Shaw was absent for the entirety of the end of Erik ten Hag’s reign, returning for Amorim’s debut at Ipswich.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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By the conclusion of his flamed-out reign, fighting on foot while desperately begging for a horse means a restoration to kinder times is on the horizon.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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“Death grip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20grip. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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