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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
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
At the event, volunteers were armed with large white butterfly nets and headed down the Hank Aaron Trail to track down and tag the super generation’s monarch butterflies, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Two interior luggage nets offer storage space for each occupant.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The trawling nets of commercial fisherman greedily cull all of the sea life in their path.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Off the coast of Malaysia, trawlers hauled in their nets and sorted through the catch.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Though they couldn’t be easily caught with traditional fishing gear, the silver carp could be scooped mid-leap with landing nets.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Footage released by the Philippines coast guard showed Chinese units, some armed, placing nets in the water and fast boats operating inside the shoal itself.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The clay courts were resurfaced, the lights were upgraded, and new nets were installed.
—David Shaftel, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
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
In one instance, Corum even negotiated an NIL deal that involved giving him a two percent stake in a real estate venture, which now nets him between $15,000 and $20,000 a year.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
For centuries people have collected it from the fog rolling in from oceans or over mountains using vegetation, containers or mesh nets to catch water vapor and condense it.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
At the event, volunteers were armed with large white butterfly nets and headed down the Hank Aaron Trail to track down and tag the super generation’s monarch butterflies, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Two interior luggage nets offer storage space for each occupant.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The trawling nets of commercial fisherman greedily cull all of the sea life in their path.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Off the coast of Malaysia, trawlers hauled in their nets and sorted through the catch.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Though they couldn’t be easily caught with traditional fishing gear, the silver carp could be scooped mid-leap with landing nets.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Footage released by the Philippines coast guard showed Chinese units, some armed, placing nets in the water and fast boats operating inside the shoal itself.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The clay courts were resurfaced, the lights were upgraded, and new nets were installed.
—David Shaftel, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
In one instance, Corum even negotiated an NIL deal that involved giving him a two percent stake in a real estate venture, which now nets him between $15,000 and $20,000 a year.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Nets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nets. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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