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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
Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
The workers themselves could also be rough, using metal nets to slam macaques on the ground.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Researchers used nearly invisible nets called mist nets high in the trees to trap the bats.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Working primarily in the North Sea, Müller had pioneered the use of extremely fine nets to collect these and other tiny marine organisms.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
In other parts of the state, hoop nets and crab snares may be used.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Including the empty nets Suzuki and Slafkovský had Saturday against the Canucks off Demidov passes, that’s six of his seven assists this season being directly responsible for the goals that were scored.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
While not statistically significant, their experiments also found a higher catch rate of yellowtail fish in the illuminated nets.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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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Vaquitas continued to be caught and unintentionally killed when fishers used these nets to target totoaba fish for their swim bladder—the part of a fish that regulates buoyancy—for sale in Chinese black markets.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
The workers themselves could also be rough, using metal nets to slam macaques on the ground.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Researchers used nearly invisible nets called mist nets high in the trees to trap the bats.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Working primarily in the North Sea, Müller had pioneered the use of extremely fine nets to collect these and other tiny marine organisms.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
In other parts of the state, hoop nets and crab snares may be used.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Including the empty nets Suzuki and Slafkovský had Saturday against the Canucks off Demidov passes, that’s six of his seven assists this season being directly responsible for the goals that were scored.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
While not statistically significant, their experiments also found a higher catch rate of yellowtail fish in the illuminated nets.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
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 8 Nov. 2025.
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