lassoing

present participle of lasso

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassoing
Verb
  • Before grabbing a host of amendments at the nursery, however, do a soil test through your local extension service to see what your garden actually needs.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Wear them now with blouses and T-shirts when visiting a pumpkin patch or grabbing dinner with friends.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first is light management (trapping more photons), and the second is interface passivation (reducing energy losses).
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Staff tried to bar the doors, Mitchell said, but the water got in, trapping her and others inside.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Pro Bowl returner had a Pro Bowl-type breakout as a receiver in last year's Week 17 matchup against these same Bengals, snaring a 51-yard touchdown bomb from Bo Nix in the fourth quarter and adding another game-tying score at the end of regulation to push that late-December game into overtime.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some dogs became overexcited before play even began, forcing owners to physically restrain them from snatching the toys, Mazzini said.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Four innings before the Jays finished Saturday’s 10-1 blowout win over the New York Yankees, snatching a series-opening victory in the American League Division Series, Gausman was relegated to spectator.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The professor explains that the process works similarly to a conventional camera, but instead of capturing light waves, radio waves are transformed into a detailed image.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The song, 'An Everyday Man,' is about capturing the everyday moments in life.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Handwoven from Lampakanay and rattan wicker with a soft gray-wash finish, the Charleston baskets are ideal for corralling blankets, magazines, pet toys, and slippers.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Gods have been especially helpful in this task of corralling the manual labor of the people and legitimizing it symbolically.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If snagging a portable with a cutting-edge GPU is important to you, this MSI laptop is going to be the hottest deal of the sale.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Pass the time until Oprah’s Favorite Things List 2025 makes its debut by snagging picks from lists past, like these blue light reading glasses and these comfy memory foam slippers.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Acocella shows that generosity and rigor are complementary critical tools, and that our own lives are richer for grappling with those of others.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the central Tennessee community that is home to the plant is grappling with a wave of grief as 16 families try to make sense of the tragedy.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Lassoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassoing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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