collared

verb

past tense of collar
1
as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses

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2
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar

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Recent Examples of collared Fish and Wildlife will now assess the animal and, if healthy, it will be collared and released into the nearest suitable habitat within the Santa Monica Mountains, the Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 The video, from a traffic stop of a white Volvo semi in a rural area on May 18, shows officers pulling the vehicle over before the driver descends from the cab and attempts to run away, crossing a set of train tracks before being quickly collared by law enforcement. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 State wildlife officials captured and collared her in May 2025 within the Yowlumni Pack’s territory. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 May 2026 While attending a screening of TheDevil Wears Prada 2 in New York City, Anne Hathaway did Andy Sachs proud in a striking red collared midi dress. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 Many of the foxes that have been collared by the project don’t survive a full year. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Dixon said some have been eaten by snakes within two weeks of being collared, but most go on about their business for several months. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 The top plate also includes a configurable Fn (Function) key and a shutter release button that's collared by the on/off toggle. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 The 3-year-old female gray wolf when it was collared in 2025. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collared
  1. arrested
  2. grabbed
  3. seized
  4. caught
  5. apprehended
  6. snatched
  7. captured
  8. trapped
Verb
  • Dasha Ramírez, now 9, still remembers the day armed, uniformed Border Patrol agents arrested her family, her mother, Noemi Chavez, told the Tribune.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Federal authorities have arrested and sought to deport pro-Palestinian activists, actions that judges have deemed a First Amendment violation.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrested
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  • Oliver grabbed a hat-trick to take his tally for the season to seven in just four games after four against Leeds United the previous week.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At 4 o’clock on a Thursday morning, Salomon Olea grabbed a packed lunch of a ham-and- cheese torta and a white peach, kissed his wife goodbye and left the home in Escondido he’s owned for nearly 30 years.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • Masterson’s detractors have seized on the rebrand as an attempt to minimize his connection to Trump in a year when national Republicans worry the president’s polarizing leadership could cost the party majorities in the House and Senate.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Agents also seized a semiautomatic handgun and $11,800 in cash, the outlet reported.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seized
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  • Ancelotti, though, could have spent the past four weeks in Europe and still barely caught a glance of Estevao Willian, Brazil’s would-be attacking talisman.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In this ⁠year’s hunting season, which runs ​from ⁠June to around the end of September, 80 fin whales had been caught as of Wednesday, according to ⁠Humane World for Animals, an animal welfare group that tracks ​the ⁠catches.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of caught
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  • Tshuma, who was identified as a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, was arrested in Johannesburg on July 10 while in possession of a gun and ammunition after Interpol issued a notice for him to be apprehended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities apprehended the father and son in a warehouse in Sonora, Mexico.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprehended
Verb
  • Faria was down a break and scrambling to survive, having snatched the opening set by getting past Alcaraz’s defenses.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As of July this year, 35,000 phones had been snatched, according to official statistics from the Met.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of snatched
Verb
  • Israel captured East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1967 war.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One of the iconic Chicago Bears photos from 1985, shot during a minicamp practice in the spring, captured Walter Payton with one finger on his left hand tugging down the shorts of fullback Matt Suhey, who was lined up in the I-formation.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of captured
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  • Coxon argued that corporate competition has trapped labs in a hubristic race that forces them to build dangerous systems first.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Markets seem trapped in a cycle of Iran tensions leading to higher oil prices, which leads to stocks moving lower and ultimately inflation concerns rising.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapped

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“Collared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collared. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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