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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
  • Chicago police said a man approached each victim from behind, wrapped his arms around them and then grabbed their breasts and groin area over their clothes before fleeing the area.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Hardy avoided a collision, but Showalter grabbed him and swung him off his bicycle, the lawsuit said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • The future governance of Venezuela was thrown into doubt after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in January.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Tensions in the South China Sea escalated again Friday after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine government ship, an encounter captured on video that prompted competing accounts from Manila and Beijing.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Sanders allegedly snatched a cigarette from one employee’s mouth and berated him for smoking.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The two suspects snatched four paintings from the Renoir Museum, but abandoned two in their escape.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of snatched
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  • Fish and Wildlife will now assess the animal and, if healthy, it will be collared and released into the nearest suitable habitat within the Santa Monica Mountains, the Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 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
  • Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As during the reign of the Inca empire, today’s vicuñas are corralled using a communal technique called the chaccu—a human chain of hundreds of people slowly guiding groups of the creatures into mobile paddocks.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of corralled
Verb
  • The textured surface made whisking things like custard or béchamel irritating as the whisk repeatedly snagged on the textured surface.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rybakina later snagged her first major title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, and in 2023, reached the 2023 Australian Open final.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of snagged
Verb
  • Both agreements were authorized by law, the spokesperson said, ading that the latter has already netted more than $465 million.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In August, his second solo show, Falling From a Moon, netted him an even more prestigious nomination for Best Comedy Show at Edinburgh.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of netted
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  • Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some people were trapped inside vehicles, while another was tossed out into an intersection.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapped
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“Haltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltered. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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