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as in nettings
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
the basketball didn't go into the basket—it just hit the net
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as in traps
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police
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as in tangles
something that catches and holds
caught in a net of palace intrigues
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as in earnings
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
his net for the year was about 60% of his total income
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as in hearts
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the net of the report on race relations is that things are better but not good enough
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as in meshes
to catch or hold as if in a net
the kite was stubbornly netted in the branches of the willow tree
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as in grabs
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
a police sting that netted drug dealers from all parts of the city
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Recent Examples of nets
Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Polling finds young Americans often use the term to signal support for stronger safety nets, public healthcare, and checks on corporate power, while still endorsing free enterprise and entrepreneurship.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
The ocean blue dining room is as enchanting as ever, adorned with fish nets and twinkle lights.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s how Alex Honnold describes the challenge of ascending one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or nets.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Guests can read books in bowsprit nets or partake in a village dance that is centuries removed from a Hawaiian hula show.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Additionally, there is the risk of entanglement in fishing nets, particularly in areas with intense fishing activity, resulting in bycatch, the incidental capture of nontarget species.
—Rodrigo Tardin, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The road to Val d’Anniviers is notoriously challenging, a dizzying staircase of hairpin turns beneath steel nets designed to catch falling rocks like the one that had landed in front of us.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Pearce said the Point Plomer area is isolated and does not have nets.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
The good news is that there are still some last-chance Cyber Monday deals, such as this fantastic Walmart deal, which nets you over $1000 off the Sony A7R V camera.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
That money nets him a seafood feast in the French port city of Marseille.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Each player on the winning team nets $530,933 this season, while players on the second-place team receive $212,373.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s no time like the present to copy Reese Witherspoon’s loungewear look — Spanx is running a bundle deal that nets you two items for 15 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Nothing that nets to any new hirings given the federal government wipeout, the decline and fall of Biden’s pet projects, and the creation of meager health-care jobs and some small AI data center construction.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The base model nets you a Ryzen AI 9 365 processor, 16GB of memory, a 1TB SSD, a GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, and a 3K OLED screen.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
In 2018, Honnold’s 3,000-foot ascent of the El Capitan summit’s rock face in Yosemite National Park in California without the use of ropes or nets was chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary feature Free Solo.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Polling finds young Americans often use the term to signal support for stronger safety nets, public healthcare, and checks on corporate power, while still endorsing free enterprise and entrepreneurship.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
The ocean blue dining room is as enchanting as ever, adorned with fish nets and twinkle lights.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s how Alex Honnold describes the challenge of ascending one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or nets.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Guests can read books in bowsprit nets or partake in a village dance that is centuries removed from a Hawaiian hula show.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Additionally, there is the risk of entanglement in fishing nets, particularly in areas with intense fishing activity, resulting in bycatch, the incidental capture of nontarget species.
—Rodrigo Tardin, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The road to Val d’Anniviers is notoriously challenging, a dizzying staircase of hairpin turns beneath steel nets designed to catch falling rocks like the one that had landed in front of us.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Pearce said the Point Plomer area is isolated and does not have nets.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Suno users generate 7 million new tracks a day, which every two weeks nets out to about as many songs as exist on Spotify.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
The good news is that there are still some last-chance Cyber Monday deals, such as this fantastic Walmart deal, which nets you over $1000 off the Sony A7R V camera.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
That money nets him a seafood feast in the French port city of Marseille.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Each player on the winning team nets $530,933 this season, while players on the second-place team receive $212,373.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s no time like the present to copy Reese Witherspoon’s loungewear look — Spanx is running a bundle deal that nets you two items for 15 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Nothing that nets to any new hirings given the federal government wipeout, the decline and fall of Biden’s pet projects, and the creation of meager health-care jobs and some small AI data center construction.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The base model nets you a Ryzen AI 9 365 processor, 16GB of memory, a 1TB SSD, a GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, and a 3K OLED screen.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Nets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nets. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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