Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisted
Verb
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Place your forearms on the ground, with your elbows under your shoulders and palms clasped together, forming a fist.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Alessandro clutched his dad tightly.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
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Whether Assad grasped this is impossible to know.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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And on top of it all, a social platform has merged where the AI agents can gather to compare notes, with implications that have yet to be fully grasped.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The leadership change comes as the country remains gripped by gang violence, with armed groups controlling large swaths of Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Her baffling disappearance has gripped the nation, leading many Americans to question how an octogenarian leading a sleepy life in the Southwest was taken while her neighbors were asleep.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning a landslide victory thanks to her popularity.—
MARI YAMAGUCHI,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nanos acknowledged that the scene should have remained secured longer and that other agencies could have been called in earlier.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Fisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisted. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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