latching (on or onto)

verb

present participle of latch (on or onto)
as in snapping (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latching (on or onto)
  1. trapping
  2. grabbing
  3. capturing
Verb
  • After marking his 61st birthday with a vintage video from his 3rd birthday back in 1966, Stamos returned to thirst-trapping for his 62nd.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
  • McLoughlin and colleagues William Jimeno and Dominick Pezzulo were on the main concourse between the two towers when the South Tower collapsed, trapping them in the rubble 30 feet underground.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But everything points to his being ready for Week 1, and Jones already didn’t run as much between the 10s last year, so a free ticket on a potential fringe-QB1 is worth grabbing.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • After all, what's not to love about capturing this country’s particular brand of romance?
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Who would spend their time capturing an entire movie on their glasses in three-minute blocks?
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of capturing
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“Latching (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latching%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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