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noun

Definition of lassonext
as in lariat
a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck

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verb

as in to rope

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Recent Examples of lasso
Noun
Two Rorschach blobs as tall as men—one dark, the other a bright copper and blue—cast lassos at each other. — Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026 But deputies had a trick up their sleeve — a secret weapon that is part grappling gun, part lasso. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
Ashe is a rocket ship that can’t be reined in, and watching the restrained, comparably rational Coop try to lasso him is reliably entertaining. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026 By taking out the clear nods to commerce and branding, however, Tecovas hopes its short movie will lasso consumers with a vibe, not a value proposition. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lasso
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasso
  1. lariat
  2. rope
  3. grapple
  4. corral
  5. grab
  6. glove
Noun
  • Willow fought back with a left-arm lariat, damaging her injured hand in the process.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Jory comes over quite frequently and has never, ever brought his lariat with him before.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of lariat
Verb
  • Local authorities would rope together timber logs for a makeshift bridge, but in the rainy season, the logs would grow slippery and floods would wash them away.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of rope
Verb
  • As Nepal grapples with the catastrophic natural disaster, Dawadi’s story has emerged as a striking example of foresight and courage.
    — Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Studying extremists These two cases force researchers to grapple with how knowledge about violent movements is actually produced.
    — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of grapple
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  • Fix compared it to the Apollo mission, in which NASA corralled 20,000 companies and universities to make millions of parts to build a rocket none of them could have launched individually.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The unusual encounter unfolded last week in Kirkland's Moss Bay neighborhood, where police were ultimately able to corral the wild animal before wildlife officials later returned it to its natural habitat.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of corral
Verb
  • Running back If you’re not used to seeing the running back position here, grab a ticket and join the line.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Just like the rest of us that day, most of the dead were just going about such ordinary tasks as showing up for work, grabbing a cup of coffee and traveling on a commercial jetliner, or just trying to lend a hand to people in trouble.
    — Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of grab
Verb
  • Don’t allow smoking near your garden, and wash your hands or glove them before tending tomatoes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
  • If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Definition of glove

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“Lasso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasso. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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