clawed
Americanadjective
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Origin of clawed
First recorded in 1250–1300, clawed is from the Middle English word claued. See claw, -ed 3
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Clawed: After a fierce competition between the biggest AI labs, OpenAI hired the creator of the viral OpenClaw personal AI assistant platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Jean Clawed, Dolph Lundgren’s Svengeance and Danny Trejo’s Stronghold round out the punning group, whose lair is hidden beneath a record store cleverly called Criminal Records.
From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2022
Clawed digits of the hand in two Pterodactyles 125 45.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
Dear Barton, Clawed hold of by a bad cold am I—a London cold—where the atmosphere clings to you, like a wet blanket.
From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by Wright, William Aldis
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