lassoed

Definition of lassoednext
past tense of lasso

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassoed
Verb
  • Doncic turned to run back up the court and grabbed the back of his left leg.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Jarrett Allen scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dennis Schroder added 11 points in his Cavaliers debut and Keon Ellis had 6 points in his first game with the Cavaliers, who won for the seventh time in eight games.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In a moving tribute on Facebook, Crispin mourned the future that was snatched away from them.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One TikToker even took time to comment and say the out-of-shape owl had snatched the funniest TikTok title.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Without the fear of being captured mid-tear or mid-questionable dance moves, people are quicker to let their guards down and enjoy themselves fully.
    Nikita Khanna, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Their work consisted of a neuromorphic sensor that captured the actions of Braille readers.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Partial government shutdown drags on Meanwhile, a number of other federal agencies are snared in the funding standoff as the government went into a partial shutdown over the weekend.
    Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Boutte shot his arm out and snared it anyway, completing one of the greatest catches in franchise history.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • During the storm, Mamdani was shovelling out a car trapped near public housing in Bed-Stuy.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Some of these birds are trapped and treated multiple times, sometimes in the same year.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hugo Gonzalez also corralled a loose ball to set up a second-chance 3-pointer by Pritchard.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Swain’s pass sailed long, but Weaver somehow corralled it and called a timeout before stepping out of bounds.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, Blake Lizotte snagged it from him along the boards and kept the play alive for Pittsburgh.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • None grappled honestly with intermittency and whole-system reliability.
    Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Kyiv, which has grappled with severe power shortages this winter, is forecast to enter a brutally cold stretch starting Friday that is expected to last into next week.
    AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Lassoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassoed. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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