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Recent Examples of lassos
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026
Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Perhaps good writers/speakers could carry lassos, rope the culprits in, and teach them proper English!
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026
Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassos
Noun
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Flapper-worthy tassels and liquid lariats?—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chokers, lariats, diamonds by the yard—some would argue that there’s a place for all of them in the safe, but discerning collectors tend to end up reaching for the trusty favorite, time after time.—
Victoria Herman,
Air Mail,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As the Davis Joint Unified School District grapples with declining enrollment and potential school closures, a coalition of parents is urging the district to create a community advisory committee to help guide the process.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City this week confirmed the existence of a criminal investigation as City Hall grapples with speculation and fallout from revelations of a federal probe.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The United States’s $38 trillion national debt now nets an annual interest bill of another trillion dollars each year.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Orlando striking a deal now nets the club some financial windfall rather than losing him on a free transfer.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His handle is both his redeeming trait and what traps him in the half court.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Clear Overgrowth Remove dense vegetation up against the house, which traps moisture and creates a cozy habitat for termites.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Barber then grabs her firearm from her vehicle and Riley's girlfriend also retrieves an item from the vehicle, according to the complaint.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Isabelle slides off Sarah’s lap, flings the towel, pulls on her swimming mask, grabs her mom’s hand and tugs her toward the pool.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ampersand corrals a pool of a few hundred volunteers to help the effort, though only a few dozen are active at any time.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Park corrals a hard grounder and shoots it to first for Texas State's first out.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cat who reaches through the kennel bars and hooks a paw around your finger.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hair snares use tape and wire to collect DNA and other data by collecting a sample of wild animal hair when creatures pass by, according to Popular Science.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Maybe Deandre Ayton snares his first signature Lakers moment.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Lassos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassos. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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