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
Such talk is music to the ears of Believe’s 52-year-old CEO Denis Ladegaillerie, who co-founded the business in 2005, when technology had the music industry in a death grip that sent global sales of recorded music from a peak of more than $24 billion in 1999 to a bottom of $14 billion in 2014.
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Ariel Shapiro, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
The patented shooting yoke holds your rifle in a, well, death grip to give you repeatable shots and hands-free positioning in any shooting condition.
—T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
Infection of the peripheral nerves has reduced the length of the tendons and a concurrent loss of muscle strength has resulted in the tense, death grip seen in the last picture below.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2011
Only the oil industry’s death grip on the G.O.P. and the craven opportunism of West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema hold back the future.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2021
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Ariel Shapiro, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
The patented shooting yoke holds your rifle in a, well, death grip to give you repeatable shots and hands-free positioning in any shooting condition.
—T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
Infection of the peripheral nerves has reduced the length of the tendons and a concurrent loss of muscle strength has resulted in the tense, death grip seen in the last picture below.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2011
Only the oil industry’s death grip on the G.O.P. and the craven opportunism of West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema hold back the future.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death grip
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Some Republicans, who are set to take control of Congress next month, have tried to push legislation that would have forced them to return to prison.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, as your business expands, costs can spiral out of control.Mark Mahle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Plyometrics is a type of exercise that involves quickly stretching and contracting muscles to create explosive movements with bodyweight resistance, increasing muscle power.Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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The performance problems resolved via the Windows update are both related to a missing power plan specific to the Core Ultra processors—Intel didn't have those power plans ready for reviewers, who did all their testing using the generic power profiles provided with Windows.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Trees Arrive Around 50 Million Years Later While sharks expanded their dominion of the seas, the land was barren and inhospitable, with even small plants struggling to gain a foothold.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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For now, the pod of orcas continues its dominion over the southern Gulf of California.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Residents in Sacramento saw ornaments on a Christmas tree sway, water sloshing in a swimming pool, and a computer swaying for a few seconds, according to the Los Angeles Times.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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And Vance has already proven his sway by helping now-Ohio Republican Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno win Trump's endorsement in the Ohio Senate primary this year and then get him over the finish line against Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown who had defied political gravity for several cycles.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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There were indications that Bashar Assad’s regime could struggle to maintain its grip on power in Syria — but the military assault that ended his family’s more than 50-year reign happened much faster than some experts expected.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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The two blockbuster trades ushered in a new era of five-out basketball at Madison Square Garden, where spacing and three-point shooting reign supreme.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Death grip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%20grip. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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