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gripping

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verb

present participle of grip
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Recent Examples of gripping
Adjective
What stands out, besides the clearly gripping story, is the way Odell seems so open and curious in her mission to understand how something like this could happen, her curiosity superseding her resentment. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025 With its gripping trailer now unveiled, Magazine Dreams is once again in the spotlight, sparking discussions about both its raw storytelling and the controversy surrounding its lead actor. Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Jan. 2025 But for the length of its gripping first act, Maclean’s earthy survival thriller seems pointed towards very similar ends. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025 Told over six episodes, the gripping limited series starring Angela Bassett, Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons and Robert De Niro meshes fact with fiction to tell this captivating and frightening life-like story about terrorism, truth, control and oversight. Stacy Lambe, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gripping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gripping
Adjective
  • None of these stories have culminated into anything particularly interesting despite the season nearing its final episode.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Along with literary value, purposes instructors noted in choosing specific books included capturing particular moments in history, providing fodder for interesting class discussions and self-exploration, and simply being interesting and entertaining reading for students.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Use clear, relatable language, personalize the insights and structure the information with a clear flow, which makes the data more engaging and easier to understand.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His engaging and intimate biography provides a full picture of the woman unfairly accused of breaking up the Beatles, highlighting her long, provocative career as an avant-garde artist.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Shakespeare, affectionately known as ‘Two Balls Shakey’ because of his penchant for holding a ball under each arm in training and during warm-up drills, contributed hugely to two promotions from League One in 2009 and the Championship in 2014, the great escape of 2015 and the 5000-1 title success.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Waterproof mascaras rely on film-forming copolymers, which help with flexibility, holding the eyelash's curl, and boosting temperature resistance.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But there’s no arguing that it’s led to some intriguing releases, from the 2021 Gossip Girl reboot (which just so happened to feature a guest spot from Vogue Runway’s very own fashion news editor, José Criales-Unzueta, thank you very much) to the upcoming Freakier Friday.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Edwards delivered in a big way, scoring a career-high 53 points, hitting 10 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.
    Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the interview, the Australian actress revealed that the movie — in which Kidman plays a woman having an affair with a younger man — was thrilling for her.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With such fine margins at play, a thrilling title race is effectively guaranteed.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Jackson Hole neighbors Grand Teton National Park, where experienced adventurers have been immersing themselves in nature for decades.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There are no heroes here, just Kidman fully immersing herself in a character for whom every action is an attack, for whom every word is a wheeze, and for whom every movement looks labored.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Each episode of the series was filmed as one continuous shot, which was a fascinating creative choice.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Join us for this fascinating discussion. Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Gripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gripping. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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