as in to rope
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Recent Examples of lasso
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Tennessee prohibits catching fish with a lasso and hunting wild animals while riding in motor vehicles.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
The roper lassoed each bighorn, while his colleague remained on the rim, hoisting each animal one by one.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In one short, a young Stuckmann, dressed as Harrison Ford's lasso-whipping adventurer, jumps onto the back of a moving car.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Tennessee prohibits catching fish with a lasso and hunting wild animals while riding in motor vehicles.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ransom Canyon, a newer series Netflix bet on back in 2022 that has some similarities to Walter Boys, saw its first season come to the small screen in April to promising numbers as well, lassoing a second season later on in the year.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
The roper lassoed each bighorn, while his colleague remained on the rim, hoisting each animal one by one.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasso
Noun
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Williams took out Orton with a lariat and Priest took him out with a kick.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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For the event on Saturday, Yeoh wore the gown alongside a sumptuous pearl lariat necklace, dangly diamond earrings and a coordinating bracelet.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps good writers/speakers could carry lassos, rope the culprits in, and teach them proper English!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2026
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As frigid Cold War conspiracies start unfolding, they’re roped into becoming CIA operatives to help uncover what exactly happened to their partners.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Inflation in British shops rose to the highest level in almost two years as retailers grapple with higher costs, an industry survey found.—
Katie Linsell,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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As officials grapple with mounting repair costs, questions loom about whether the scenic route can sustainably withstand increasingly severe climate impacts.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the 1970s biologists corralled seven remaining wolves and established a breeding program.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Texas women's basketball coach railed against his team’s inability to corral 50-50 balls.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The bottom-line mandate for the Bruins on Monday night was to grab two points against the worst team in the Eastern Conference.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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On January 13, in a win over the Chicago Bulls, Davison played 24 minutes, scoring 9 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, and dishing out 4 assists.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Center fielder Trent Grisham failed to glove a seventh-inning RBI single by Francisco Lindor on a hop, allowing Lindor to advance to second base.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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With the bases loaded and two out in the seventh, Minnesota missed a chance to blow the game open when Correa’s knock to right held up long enough for Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger to glove it.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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“Lasso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasso. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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