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Recent Examples of lasso
Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
There’ll be activities like lasso throwing lessons, candle dipping and corn-husk doll making, along with a diverse lineup of performances from Jeffery Fung Tai Chi, Luna y Sol Folklorico, Viet Steps, Xpressions Dances of India and Hui Ilima of Santa Clara County.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Officers worked to calm the buck before eventually lassoing it and guiding it back outside.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Instead, the sun moved in a circle over my head, like it was caught in the loop of a spinning lasso.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
There’ll be activities like lasso throwing lessons, candle dipping and corn-husk doll making, along with a diverse lineup of performances from Jeffery Fung Tai Chi, Luna y Sol Folklorico, Viet Steps, Xpressions Dances of India and Hui Ilima of Santa Clara County.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Top 1: Cowgirls lasso an early lead After Pannell loads the bases and A&M's defense gets two outs, OK State hits two RBI doubles to take an 5-0 lead.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Officers worked to calm the buck before eventually lassoing it and guiding it back outside.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasso
Noun
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Swift stacked two diamond necklaces on top of each other, selecting a pave lock necklace ($8,900) and a lariat pendant ($6,440).—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Flapper-worthy tassels and liquid lariats?—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The playground would be the envy of children anywhere; Stratton, a father of two, pointed out a water park, a climbing wall, and rope climbing towers.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Dylan Carlson replaced him as a pinch runner, advanced to second on Matt Shaw’s sacrifice bunt and scored when Amaya roped a 1-2 fastball from Guardians reliever Connor Brogdon to right-center field.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The district is grappling with budget cuts due to years of declining enrollment.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Starmer — who is facing relentless domestic criticism over a flailing economy and his appointment of the disgraced Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, while grappling with a surging far-right opposition — will be praying for a smooth visit.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nicolas Roy sent the puck towards the top of the zone and Landeskog was able to stretch and corral it near the blue line.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kirill Kaprizov corralled a puck in the offensive zone, unleashed a twisted wrist shot on net, and somehow fit the puck into a sliver of space top shelf.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rivera’s defense team contended that the gun went off inadvertently in a struggle after Rosen reached into the car and grabbed Rivera.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Walsh locked down Maxey out of a Sixers timeout to force a turnover, and the Celtics grabbed four offensive rebounds on one first-quarter possession, with Walsh and Scheierman accounting for three of them.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Luukkonen came out of his crease in an attempt to glove it, only to have the puck bounce past him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banfield did glove the second one.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Lasso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasso. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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