glomming

verb

present participle of glom
as in grabbing
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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Recent Examples of glomming That is what everyone is glomming onto as this is the dividing line between too expensive and cheap enough to encourage people to give it a shot. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026 Schumaker seemed to put a lot of weight into Gore glomming onto the duo in Surprise. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026 But the filmmakers’ motivations for glomming on to Ed are depicted as being noble. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glomming
  1. grabbing
  2. catching
  3. seizing
  4. snatching
  5. getting
  6. capturing
Verb
  • Friday’s exhibition contest featured a 22-0 KU run in the first half, the Jayhawks responding to Pitt State grabbing an early 22-21 lead.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping the shoes simple with a more eye-grabbing dress has been her outfit formula as of late.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • That play was Santa Margarita royalty at its best — a Mosley catching a touchdown pass from a Palmer, the son of the head coach.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Smith also had an uncharacteristic day, catching only four passes for 68 yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of catching
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  • Grapevine finds a win against Eagle Mountain Grapevine football moved to 1-1 in District 3-5A Division II, seizing a 34-14 victory over Fort Worth Eagle Mountain on Friday.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026
  • With Pharrell Williams steering the production ship, the Athens, Georgia native wasted no time in seizing the opportunity to create his most cohesive, genre-bending body of work to date.
    — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of seizing
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  • Freiburg took advantage of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich drawing to move top, snatching the win over Schalke with a late goal despite having Yuito Suzuki sent off for a second yellow card in the 64th.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • This speed can be boosted in systems like NGC 362D, in which a neutron star is snatching material from a donor star because that material carries with it angular momentum.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling Bank, estimates that Paysend can now deliver around 25% more engineering work with the same-sized team, but argues that getting results isn’t as simple as handing everyone the latest tech.
    — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Fanatics Sportsbook is getting you in on the action with a $20 wager giving you $350 in FanCash when using promo code FOXNEWS350.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • There is no independent national database capturing every amusement park injury and death.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These metrics should focus on tracking patterns of behavior and long-term resilience rather than capturing a snapshot of activity at a single moment.
    — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of capturing

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“Glomming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glomming. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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