Straw-clutching

Synonyms for "straw-clutching"

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Every bit of straw-clutching, every bit of hope that Hugh might be alive was followed instantly by a reaction of dismay, of reluctance to pursue it.

Source: wiktionary

After "little green men" and other straw-clutching explanations had been eliminated, it was realized that the source must be a rotating neutron star.

Source: wiktionary

Both acts of straw-clutching would come to nothing.

Source: wiktionary

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