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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Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Stop in today to bid farewell and grab one last fresh burger, hand cut fries and premium ice cream sundae.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

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In a move toward designer luxury, Marquee bought Roberto Cavalli and WHP snatched up Marc Jacobs in partnership with G-III Apparel Group.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 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 snatch

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Oviedo also alleged that bundles of cash seized from an ambulance leaving Mariaca’s home in the city of Santa Cruz early Thursday were proceeds of extortion targeting people who sought help from prosecutors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Azerbaijan has denied these allegations, but the country is a major oil supplier to Israel, which might be enough to push Tehran to try to seize Nakhichevan, an Azerbaijani exclave on the Iranian border.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of seize

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Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
For decades, organizations have focused primarily on managing PFAS—capturing it, concentrating it and transporting it elsewhere for disposal or destruction.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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