LATCHED (ON OR ONTO) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

latched (on or onto)

verb

past tense of latch (on or onto)

as in snapped (up)

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The mother-daughter duo was captured sharing a giggly moment during the men’s finals.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Airline tracking website Flightradar24 captured the message, which was created during a flight on Saturday morning local time.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of captured

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Taylor-Joy brings the necessary confidence to her confidence woman, while still conveying the childlike fear inherent to a character who’s felt trapped her whole life.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Fine particles trapped in microfiber can scratch surfaces like glass and crystal.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of trapped

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The victim followed the fleeing Jeep on foot and grabbed onto the vehicle when it got stuck in traffic, authorities said.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
In September 2020, author Elin Hilderbrand grabbed a drink at the Nantucket Hotel bar with a visiting writer friend.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of grabbed

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None of this is surprising coming from EA, of course, the company that snatched up Codemasters at the start of the decade for its F1 license, then summarily shut down everything the studio did beyond F1.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 July 2026
The couple, who are parents to 1-year-old Jack, snatched up the luxe four-bedroom property last month.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 July 2026

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