Wrests

/ɹɛsts/

Synonyms for "wrests" (11 found)

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Strong matches (3)

Related words (5)

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5 entries
linguistic distortionobtainphysical actionpulltake

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12 entries
arm twistcoercedistortion of meaningextortextracthand twistmisinterpretationseizesemantic twistsnatchwrenchwrenching twist

Collocations

11 entries
arm twistforceful seizuregrip twistseizure by forcetwisting motionviolent twistwrest awaywrest concessionswrest controlwrest powerwrest the initiative

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Capital punishment kills immediately, whereas lifetime imprisonment does so slowly. Which executioner is more humane? The one who kills you in a few minutes, or the one who wrests your life from you in the course of many years?

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