grasp at
phrasal verb
grasped at; grasping at; grasps at
: to try to take or get (something) in an eager or desperate way
They were ready to grasp at any possible solution.
He grasped at the opportunity to speak with her.
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Despite being a nonpartisan race, the Badger State contest served as a national proxy battle for Democratic officials and progressive groups, who are grasping at any glimmer of hope amid Trump 2.0's dominance in Washington that has expanded to other parts of the country and culture.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Multiplicity occasionally, almost accidentally, grasps at profundities about work-life balance that Severance would explore using a more innovative sci-fi premise decades later.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Now Moore is proactively blaming President Donald Trump, grasping at straws to deflect the blame.
—John Teichert, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
After June has taken off with one of her newsboys, Rose, grasping at any scrap of opportunity, forces Louise, who has so far been awkward and reticent, into stripping.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Multiplicity occasionally, almost accidentally, grasps at profundities about work-life balance that Severance would explore using a more innovative sci-fi premise decades later.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Now Moore is proactively blaming President Donald Trump, grasping at straws to deflect the blame.
—John Teichert, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
After June has taken off with one of her newsboys, Rose, grasping at any scrap of opportunity, forces Louise, who has so far been awkward and reticent, into stripping.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Grasp at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grasp%20at. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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