Grasping
Pull
Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Portals to it are a pretty scary, too, with grasping smoke-tentacles that grab people and pull them inside.
Source: Mordor -
Common Shadows in Persona 3 and Persona 4 are shapeless splotches of moving darkness with eyes, which pull themselves over surfaces with huge grasping hands (in the latter game, they can also float above-ground).
Source: Blob Monster
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Pull and Grasping. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grasping/pull
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