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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
the basketball didn't go into the basket—it just hit the net
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as in trap
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police
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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
his net for the year was about 60% of his total income
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as in root
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the net of the report on race relations is that things are better but not good enough
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
the kite was stubbornly netted in the branches of the willow tree
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
a police sting that netted drug dealers from all parts of the city
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Recent Examples of net
Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Cast a wide net under the Gemini new moon!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The England striker netted 60 goals in all competitions for Bayern Munich and could continue his sharp form in front of goal for The Three Lions.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 13 June 2026
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Noun
So many individual efforts just to keep the puck out of our net.
—Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Cast a wide net under the Gemini new moon!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Verb
Those then-startups were sold to new owners decades ago — but netted him about $200 million at sale, which Musk used to later start SpaceX and invest in Tesla.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The England striker netted 60 goals in all competitions for Bayern Munich and could continue his sharp form in front of goal for The Three Lions.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for net
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For gardens, covering vulnerable plants with lightweight netting may help protect leaves and flowers from feeding damage.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Located along Occidental Avenue and South King Street, the zones consisted of plastic cones and orange construction netting.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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How To Clean The Dishwasher Drain With Vinegar Cleaning your dishwasher drain trap requires a bit more care than cleaning your overall dishwasher.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Iran laid traps and moved more military personnel and air defenses to Kharg, sources previously told CNN.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Part of those valuations comes from an increasingly complex, interconnected web of deals as AI companies invest in one another.—
Jarrod Barry,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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In recent months, OpenAI has been busy rolling out new shopping features, a web browser, an AI-centric social-media app, and, to top it off, group chats.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
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The fraudulent wagers resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in profits for bettors, prosecutors said.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Customers reading the bill There’s a conflict building in the AI business between model providers’ need to generate profits and the increasing cost to clients of using those services.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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The 36-year-old entrepreneur from Stanford, Connecticut, moved to Mexico City last year to reconnect with the roots of his late grandparents.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Jason Momoa, who was born in Hawaii, was photographed helping Lola arrange traditional colorful Hawaiian garlands, the leis, a tribute to her roots.—
Monica Coviello,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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The intellectual-disability argument is tangled in more than a decade of court rulings about executing people with such disabilities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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The biggest trouble with tinsel is its propensity to tangle.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Grant asks Chris about the boxing gloves now for sale in the night store, but Katie forestalls him by running over and grabbing them, nearly flattening Chris.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Demonstrators grabbed bricks from the ground to throw at police, as tear gas was deployed in Geneva's streets, witnesses told Reuters.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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More than 30,000 of the hair tools have been bought in the past month, which has earned it best-seller status at Amazon.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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What the extensions were doing behind the scenes Once activated, the extensions injected tracking code into real links to earn revenue from user purchases.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Net.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/net. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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