LASSOED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

lassoed

verb

past tense of lasso

as in roped

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Village officials said the coyote grabbed a small dog from a yard in the Tangley Oaks subdivision.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Freeland grabbed at his back after delivering a pitch to Ben Rortvedt, who flied out on the play, and was removed after allowing four runs on six hits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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Mendoza’s first drive ended with his first interception, which Texans linebacker Wade Woodaz snatched and took back 80 yards for a pick six.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The thieves then snatched the paintings and fled through the museum’s gardens—the whole heist took place in under three minutes.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of snatched

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Oswalt reached to his right and snared the comebacker, securing the last out of his perfect game.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Court records detail the expansive cocaine trafficking ring that snared two Penn State University fraternities and led to charges against 14 people.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of snared

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But Hamlin successfully corralled an interception on Saturday, an important data point.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
But a backline that struggled to string any passes was easily corralled, putting too much on the likes of forwards Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx and Paul de Villiers to produce something.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of corralled

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Sheppard snagged Tyrod Taylor’s pass, then narrowly got both feet down before going out of bounds.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
With four seconds left in the first half, Mitchell snagged a needle-threading pass from Clark and finished in traffic for her 20th and 21st points of the night.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of snagged

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Many health care CEOs received big pay raises while their hospital systems grappled with rising expenses after the pandemic, narrow operating margins, and statewide upheaval following the collapse of Steward Health Care.

— Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
The change follows a round of cost-cutting measures last year, as the City Council grappled with a $3 million budget shortfall that prompted cuts across multiple departments.

— Haley Parsley August 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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