latched (on or onto)

past tense of latch (on or onto)

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Verb
  • Los Angeles police have arrested a 19-year-old woman suspected of attacking a hot dog street vendor in downtown Los Angeles in a violent episode that was captured on video and sparked public outrage.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Her family proudly captured the moment at graduation the next week, as her classmates laughed and cheered along, based on footage shared with the AJC.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • It was lost to a natural disaster and then became trapped in a system that increasingly treats health care infrastructure as a financial asset rather than a public necessity.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The raw materials required, like bismuth and tellurium, are rare, expensive, and trapped in chaotic global supply chains.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Her mother asked what had just happened, and the girl related that Spencer had grabbed her.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • The last instance snatched just one seat in Congress from Democrats.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
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“Latched (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latched%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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