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Rule "grasping for straws (grasping at straws)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: grasping for straws (grasping at straws)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>grasping at straws</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • At that point, the desperate gentleman was simply grasping for straws.
    Correction suggestion: grasping at straws
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • At the point it's just grasping at straws.
ID: GRASPING_FOR_STRAWS [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)