haltered

past tense of halter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltered
Verb
  • The incident occurred near 87th Avenue and Van Buren Street when a man grabbed a girl by the arm.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Riddle then grabbed Quirke by the collar and threw him down onto a table before walking off the set with a TMZ championship belt.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the beginning of this year, China’s AI model DeepSeek captured global attention for its low development cost and strong performance.
    , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • After the discovery, the European Space Agency's Planetary Defense Office quickly mobilized and captured follow-up observations from Australia, using a telescope in the Las Cumbres Observatory network.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a TikTok video, the woman shared the moment when her dog, a cocker spaniel named Tiki, jumped up and snatched her burger right out of her hand.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While living in Barcelona for four months, a man on a bike snatched my phone right out of my hand, leaving me stranded without a way to contact anyone.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since bears aren’t collared or tagged, rangers identify them by physical traits like scars, ear shape, and behavior.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Dubois was uninjured and collared by police.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bishop skied into the air and corralled the pass one-handed for his first career interception.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Draped by defenders, the junior wideout corralled a miraculous catch in the red zone, then somehow slipped loose for a go-ahead 45-yard touchdown reception.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was a fleeting moment after Johnson’s second touchdown — a bullet from Dart into a tight window that the second-year tight end impressively snagged — that allowed one to wonder if the Giants’ fortunes were finally changing.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Bridesmaids went on to earn more than $300 million worldwide and snagged two Academy Award nominations — one for Best Original Screenplay for Wiig and Annie Mumolo, and another for Melissa McCarthy in the Best Supporting Actress category.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fellow comedy legend Carl Reiner, who played the wily Saul Bloom in all three Ocean's movies, died in June 2020 at age 98 from natural causes, leaving behind a career that netted him 11 Emmy Awards, a Grammy, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Tiago Rodrigues netted a hat trick, while Austin Raposo and Gavin DaSilva buried two goals each and goalie Elijah McGonigle earned his fifth clean sheet as Westport (7-0-0) rolled to an 11-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Avon.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Haltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltered. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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