latches (on or onto)

verb

present tense third-person singular of latch (on or onto)
as in snaps (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latches (on or onto)
  1. traps
  2. bags
  3. lands
  4. captures
  5. grabs
  6. nails
  7. snatches
  8. grapples
Verb
  • Avoid liquid fabric softener and dryer sheets when washing towels, as these products leave a coating that makes towels less absorbent and traps odor-causing bacteria in the fibers.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • How else would Boyle set up the harrowing — and very clever — sequence in which Airi has to wake herself up before an evil force traps her in the spirit world forever?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of traps
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  • Beabadoobee bags her first chart crown in Australia as Pylon (via Dirty Hit/Inertia) debuts in the top spot.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Kristi Noem bags a massive elk It's been a rough year for ol' Kristi Noem.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bags
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  • There are fathers who do it, but much of the time, the default still lands on the mother.
    — Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The fingerprint reader is beneath the display, positioned toward the right side where my right thumb naturally lands (sorry, lefties).
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lands
Verb
  • Ulysses Terrero directed the clip, which captures Latin melodrama at its steamiest and is now a bonafide streaming hit.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Sarah Walker of Seattle Times captures why the category has taken off.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of captures
Verb
  • Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Ryan opens it, grabs a Diet Coke and asks one of his assistants to summon a cup of ice.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabs
Verb
  • The film’s most heartbreaking scene sees Davidson’s character singing to his daughter over the phone before a deadly shootout ensues, and the actor nails it.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Rittenhouse nails it on superlative quality and prime Center City setting.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of nails
Verb
  • In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • These picks start at $11 and range from a one-piece swimsuit that snatches your waist to an everyday pair of wide-leg jeans and this summer-friendly tank top.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of snatches
Verb
  • The probe comes as Washington grapples with how to deal with AI and data center development, as public backlash has become increasingly intense heading into the 2026 midterm election.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The riotous 640-page doorstopper grapples with homophobia then and now, the lingering specter of colonialism, the tumult of the AIDS crisis, and frameworks of power that demand dominance or submission.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of grapples
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