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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassoed
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Young grabbed onto Elijah’s hair to try to hang onto the moment.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026 -
Becerra blunder The first ad that grabbed my attention was a quick-turn by San José Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan (still stuck in single-digit polling numbers), who jumped on Xavier Becerra’s first major mess-up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Another lesson to be learned from Iran is that wars at this level, involving a great power and a lower-tier one, can’t always be tidy operations that end when a president is snatched by special forces in the middle of the night.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Police said the teens broke a glass window, and the suspect snatched $300 from the kiosk’s operator.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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No candidate has polled higher than 20-some percent — a testament to how many are in the running, but also an indication that none of them has truly captured the zeitgeist of today’s California.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Telemundo snared those rights away from Univision in 2023.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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But how to avoid being snared will depend on who did the chiding.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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After losing Mushfiqur Rahim early to the bowling of Hasan Ali, Shanto struck seven boundaries in his knock before being trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Noman Ali (3-76).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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In March, a 14-month-old dog named Rudy was rescued after falling down a cliff and getting trapped on the edge of a river in New York.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Isbel quickly corralled the baseball before firing to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2026
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The absence of Embiid places a greater emphasis on Drummond, who corralled three rebounds and did not score in nine minutes in Game 1, and third-string center Adem Bona, who committed five fouls and did not score in his four minutes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Kazuma Okamoto snagged the one-hopper on his back-hand and then started a double play.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Join the 4,000 Amazon shoppers who just snagged the spring-ready lilac color before the savings end.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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City Hall has for months grappled with fallout from a sweeping criminal probe that thrust into the spotlight another nonprofit leader who worked to combat homelessness.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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District 230 created Carr’s security position in 2024 in an effort to improve district safety as schools across the nation grappled with high-profile safety issues related to technology and mental health.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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“Lassoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassoed. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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