as in snatched
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
don't grab my arm like that
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Recent Examples of grabbed
Baer grabbed the arms of his chair and began to stand.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Cenac grabbed 10 of his 14 rebounds in the first half and served as a formidable deterrent in the paint.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
So, to shore up his defense, Riley has gone and grabbed a College Football Hall of Famer and two-time National Coach of the Year.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Luka Doncic grabbed at his left leg.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The 23-year-old appeared to have been injured in the third quarter when he got hit on a scramble and immediately grabbed his right shoulder.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Peterson scored 58 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Jon grabbed the attention of community leaders and spurred a very important conversation long before the Great Recession proved his instincts to be right on target.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Cenac grabbed 10 of his 14 rebounds in the first half and served as a formidable deterrent in the paint.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
So, to shore up his defense, Riley has gone and grabbed a College Football Hall of Famer and two-time National Coach of the Year.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Luka Doncic grabbed at his left leg.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The 23-year-old appeared to have been injured in the third quarter when he got hit on a scramble and immediately grabbed his right shoulder.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Peterson scored 58 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Jon grabbed the attention of community leaders and spurred a very important conversation long before the Great Recession proved his instincts to be right on target.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabbed
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In a moving tribute on Facebook, Crispin mourned the future that was snatched away from them.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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One TikToker even took time to comment and say the out-of-shape owl had snatched the funniest TikTok title.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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In lieu of complicated controls and systems, these games seized on the high-energy gameplay of intense dogfighting moments, boiling it down into arcadey combat that was more accessible to the masses.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gabbard was photographed in Fulton County on the day of the raid as the FBI seized 2020 election ballots.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Real Madrid star Arda Guler was caught disagreeing with head coach Alvaro Arbeloa, after being brought off in Wednesday's 4-2 Champions League loss to Benfica.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Heart rhythms, sleep quality, activity patterns and metabolic trends are captured in real time.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Benedict doesn’t realize that the woman who has entirely captured his attention is Sophie, the maid for the formidable Araminta Gun (Katie Leung), aka Lady Penwood and her daughters, the vicious and self-absorbed Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and the sweet but simple Posy Li (Isabella Wei).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a flurry of shots in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite not looking particularly hard.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Vasilevskiy got ahold of Swayman and threw a couple of shots with his left.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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And the paper got an exclusive interview with Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic, which included on the record comments from Mark Cuban and LeBron James.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Bam Adebayo snagged the loose ball and slung a pass back to Powell, only for Dosunmu to pick it off once again.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the decades that the Recording Academy has handed out Best Pop Vocal Album – a category that initially launched in 1968, then disappeared for nearly 30 years, and which has been running since the mid-1990s – no musician has snagged back-to-back trophies.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Grabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabbed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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