GLOVING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

gloving

verb

present participle of glove

as in roping

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Kathmandu, Nepal — Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal and voices have been heard, nine days after massive flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-China border trapping hundreds of workers inside multiple Himalayan energy projects.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Alternatively, a short bootie is a closet staple and offers protection from the elements without trapping heat around your calves.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of trapping

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Now officially part of city pickup, their Food Waste Collection Program grew from 9,000 to 12,000 households in the most recent fiscal year, netting 1 million pounds of compostable material.

— Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of netting

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As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
CEOs have been warning professionals that AI won’t take their jobs—it’ll actually be their tech-savvy coworkers snatching up opportunities.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of snatching

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Liverpool are grappling with the demands of Andoni Iraola’s philosophy, and that has meant playing at a higher tempo.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The district is grappling with a $222 million structural deficit, and its unrestricted contribution to special education has more than doubled since 2018-19.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Similarly, which athlete had the worst attempt at rapping and which rapper had the most embarrassing attempt at athletics?

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026
The case began on June 17, when City of Miami Police officers watched a video of Lesteiro-Diaz rapping in Spanish while holding a laptop with money on it and wearing a call-center headset.

— Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026

Definition of rapping

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Madrid may have grand monuments, lvish fountains, domed neoclassical buildings and Renaissance squares, yet the Spanish capital has sometimes been overshadowed by seemingly headline-grabbing cities such as Barcelona or Seville.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
From a Dooney & Bourke handbag marked down by nearly $150 to a cozy Peanuts Halloween blanket for less than $24, our readers have been busy grabbing all the biggest discounts across fashion, home essentials, travel gear and fall staples.

— Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grabbing

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There are people like Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy snagging headlines for multi-million dollar payouts.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Whether your suitcase needs an upgrade or your travel wardrobe could use a seasonal refresh, there are plenty of steep markdowns worth snagging before Labor Day weekend comes to a close.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of snagging

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First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.

— Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025

Definition of snaring

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