GLOM Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

glom

verb

ˈgläm

Definition of glom

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly the manager glommed the shoplifter just as she was about to bolt out of the store

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Students unlock their pouches, grab their devices and head home.

— Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
While looking at the shadows, Crimmins allegedly maneuvered the grapple so that its shadow appeared to grab Lynch’s shadow.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of grab

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But not before the former cheerleader caught a pass from Tebow and immediately did a split, drawing cheers from her favorite quarterback.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Sprinkle the garlic butter breadcrumbs over the top of the salad so they get caught in the dressing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of catch

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McLaren's Norris found some unexpected extra pace in qualifying to snatch top spot ahead of the Mercedes pair of Russell and standings leader Kimi Antonelli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Mendoza’s first drive ended with his first interception, which Texans linebacker Wade Woodaz snatched and took back 80 yards for a pick six.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of snatch

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The next season Keegan was joint top scorer as Liverpool were champions of England for the first time in seven years and also seized the club’s historic first European trophy.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Internet sleuths, predictably, have seized on this ambiguity as proof of malfeasance.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of seize

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Police had initially tried to pull over Shelton's vehicle, a 2006 Honda Civic, near Rodney Parham Road and Mississippi Street, but the vehicle fled through several streets and got away, Little Rock police said in a news release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
The service got its name from the original Mechanical Turk, an 18th century chess-playing robot that was actually controlled by a human chess master.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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