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
Alma clutched her arm and didn’t let go—a death grip.
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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
Smash the party’s death grip on the court and vote for Wendy Li.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
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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
Smash the party’s death grip on the court and vote for Wendy Li.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for death grip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for death grip
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For one, China controls the separation and refining equipment market and placed export controls on those technologies in December 2023.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Develop Emotional Control To Stay Resilient Leaders should focus on developing emotional control, one of the factors of emotional intelligence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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While the Marines are expected to avoid direct engagement with demonstrators, the symbolism of active-duty troops patrolling the streets of Los Angeles has reignited deep political tensions and legal debates over the limits of federal power.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Money becomes power, and without clinical oversight, that power enables harmful behaviors.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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It’s set in an empty warehouse loft, with light shooting through propeller fans (very Adrian Lyne), and with Miley, in her primal assertion of feminine dominion, joined by Naomi Campbell, the two of them obliterating the need for anyone else.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Her Miami appearance echoed many familiar themes, preaching about God’s dominion and transforming American values and culture.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Technology leaders who report to the CEO are more likely to have greater sway in vital digital era strategic and operational decisions.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Salam also promised to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces, as a means to assert the state’s authority in a place that for years had been under the sway of Hezbollah.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Photo: Getty Images Trooping the Colour is a practice that dates back to the reign of King George III in the mid-18th century.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 June 2025
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In addition to Iran, two of Assad’s other backers, Hezbollah and Russia, were too busy in their own conflicts to come to his defense when local militias began amassing territory and threatening his reign.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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“Death grip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20grip. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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