latching (on or onto)

present participle of latch (on or onto)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for latching (on or onto)
Verb
  • As human activities such as fossil-fuel burning release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, air in the Midwest is becoming more saturated with humidity, a key ingredient of strong thunderstorms that can produce tornadoes.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • The funds would come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a funding initiative through the federal agency, and would go toward tracing, surveying and trapping response programs for the next three years.
    Lizzie Kane June 18, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Farage, Reform’s attention-grabbing but divisive leader, was a curiously low-key presence.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • With that in mind, if the Pacers want to acquire a draft pick, following their past and grabbing one in the 30s makes good sense.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • With her mother capturing the encounter on camera, Myah recently came face-to-face with the unexpected visitor in her Riverside Park neighborhood.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • These inputs are for capturing vocals and acoustic instruments with zero hiss.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
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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 22 Jun. 2026.

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