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
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  • College students would drive—or bike—across the city to shop there before grabbing a snack—perhaps a nutritious multigrain muffin?
    — Roseann Cattani, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • McKay is accused of grabbing the boy by his ankles, pinning him on the ground and then holding him down by the ankles on the seat portion of a chair.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Prohibitive housing costs aren’t just trapping younger adults in parental homes.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Summer campers rescued Friday’s drenching rains washed away roads around Camp Taum Sauk, trapping children and staffers at the site in the small southeastern community of Lesterville, according to Sgt.
    — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 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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  • Leveraging iRacing's renowned expertise, the title promises an authentic, immersive, and hyper-realistic open-wheel racing experience, capturing the NTT IndyCar Series' speed, precision, and drama.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The material has the potential to combat climate change by capturing and storing carbon or other pollutants, and by extracting water from the atmosphere in water-scarce areas.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Heim, the 2024 truck series champion who will move full time into Cup next season with 23XI Racing, led the final three laps after snatching first from teammate Tyler Reddick.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
Definition of snatching
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  • Some people, however, take more than others, with cops and crooks snagging the lion’s share while ordinary people divvy up the scraps.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
  • If this sounds like you, here’s some advice for snagging last-minute bargains.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of snagging
Verb
  • To see Kyra on a bullhorn corralling massive crowds at BravoCon was truly a sight to behold.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of corralling
Verb
  • The Chicago Cubs are grappling with significant pitching depth challenges due to numerous injuries, forcing constant roster adjustments.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The investigation comes as the city is also grappling with questions surrounding a separate fatal shooting involving two Guard members, who fatally shot 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson during a pursuit in downtown Memphis over the July Fourth weekend.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of grappling
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