haltered

verb

past tense of halter
as in roped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltered
  1. grabbed
  2. captured
  3. snatched
  4. collared
  5. corralled
  6. snagged
  7. netted
  8. trapped
Verb
  • The store owner grabbed a gun and fired, sending the group fleeing empty-handed, according to FOX13 Seattle.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters grabbed metal barriers blocking off the street and charged a row of cops before the officers were able to pull the barriers away from them.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of grabbed
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  • Pictures and video are only captured when the camera senses a vehicle going 10 miles per hour or more above the speed limit.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Last week, the militia took a leading role in an operation to retake the strategically vital Red Sea port of Mocha, captured by the Houthis last month.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Without a grant of clemency from the White House, Rifkin says their second chance could be snatched away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Someone does not have to be snatched off the street by another person to exploit their vulnerability.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of snatched
Verb
  • Some members of the Whaleback pack are collared, providing a good starting point.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The video, from a traffic stop of a white Volvo semi in a rural area on May 18, shows officers pulling the vehicle over before the driver descends from the cab and attempts to run away, crossing a set of train tracks before being quickly collared by law enforcement.
    — Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of collared
Verb
  • But experts working with Gentle Giants warned that strategy might not work because of Outlaw's history of being corralled in the wild.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Working with Urban Pioneering Architecture, Haughton corralled an all-Caribbean team of craftsmen and builders to renovate the four-story town house.
    — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of corralled
Verb
  • Throughout that year away, Lisa released her first full-length album, Alter Ego, starred in The White Lotus and snagged herself a Coachella solo lineup spot.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Honestly surprised that no one either a) snagged it up or b) that Biden’s ATF/department of injustice didn’t target my ass.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of snagged
Verb
  • Aho later netted his sixth goal of the season on a pass from William Carrier.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, has netted nearly $200,000 since last October.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of netted
Verb
  • Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As his father became more trapped by his criminal enterprises, Flynn remained decent and upstanding.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapped
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“Haltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltered. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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