Thesaurus results for GRABBLE

grabble

verb

Definition of grabble

as in to grab

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Recent Examples of grabble In places were grabbling sticks and the like aren’t allowed, noodlers get the extra reach by way of their feet. — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023

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After grabbing an early 83-81 lead in overtime, the Dream gave up eight straight points to the Fever, who never lost the lead in overtime again, although the Dream got within two points, 93-91, with 10 seconds left.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The little breaths, the cloth grabs and punches were all deliberate.

— Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of grab

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The thieves then snatched the paintings and fled through the museum’s gardens—the whole heist took place in under three minutes.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
The second was produced by Jahdae Barron, who alertly snatched a ball out of the air that had been tipped by linebacker Karene Reid and then raced 97 yards for a touchdown.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 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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The homeowner, who wished to remain anonymous, said that his home surveillance cameras captured the group of at least four masked men trying to enter through the back of his home.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The movie, which premieres this weekend on YouTube, is a DIY schlock- umentary that’s also a real documentary, one that captures how Six’s life became his own private horror film, after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of capture

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