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lassoing

verb

present participle of lasso
as in roping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassoing
  1. grabbing
  2. trapping
  3. snaring
  4. capturing
  5. snatching
  6. snagging
  7. corralling
  8. grappling
Verb
  • The burger eventually went viral, grabbing the attention of corporate, which put a stop to it, Eater reported in 2013.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Springshot urged the court to pause Spirit’s data sale until a transparent forensic process establishes that none of the data Google is grabbing is actually owned by third parties.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Kathmandu, Nepal — Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal and voices have been heard, nine days after massive flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-China border trapping hundreds of workers inside multiple Himalayan energy projects.
    — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alternatively, a short bootie is a closet staple and offers protection from the elements without trapping heat around your calves.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Definition of snaring
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  • By capturing ambient light beneath the waves, underwater solar cells present a transformative solution to the long-standing power limitations of marine technology.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In the past 48 hours, the Houthis have dramatically tightened their grip on the shipping route, capturing both the port city of Mocha and - according to Yemeni government sources - the strategic Perim Island in the middle of the maritime chokepoint.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of capturing
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  • As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • CEOs have been warning professionals that AI won’t take their jobs—it’ll actually be their tech-savvy coworkers snatching up opportunities.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of snatching
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  • There are people like Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy snagging headlines for multi-million dollar payouts.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Whether your suitcase needs an upgrade or your travel wardrobe could use a seasonal refresh, there are plenty of steep markdowns worth snagging before Labor Day weekend comes to a close.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of snagging
Verb
  • But with two outs in the inning, Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery hit a liner that Mangum had no chance of corralling for a double off the right-field wall.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Seattle had all the momentum and forced Maye to throw a second consecutive interception, this time safety Julian Love corralling it in to give the Seahawks the ball back.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of corralling
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  • Liverpool are grappling with the demands of Andoni Iraola’s philosophy, and that has meant playing at a higher tempo.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The district is grappling with a $222 million structural deficit, and its unrestricted contribution to special education has more than doubled since 2018-19.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of grappling
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“Lassoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassoing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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