as in hugging
to put one's arms around and press tightly
reached around and enclasped all four children at once
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Bay Harbor consists of two islands hugging the Broad Causeway, which stretches just west of Bal Harbour to North Miami.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026 -
In the photo, Martin can be seen hugging her cast members on stage while holding a bouquet of flowers and a handful of wigs.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
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Others showed baby Spero clasping his tiny hand around Graham's finger and slumbering with a smile on his face.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Back at the gathering, there were Martha’s groans and Gretchen’s anger, and there was Mike, clasping his chest—a heart attack?—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Many are still processing the loss while clinging on to Coleman's memory.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The cake is finished cooking when a wooden pick comes out with moist bits clinging to it.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Enclasping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclasping. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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