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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
Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Counters such as drone nets take time to build, and Russian logistics units cannot simply stop using the highways.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Certainly the puzzles for Karpathy got harder—neural nets and then language models—but the method never really changed.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Ranch houses and soccer nets dotted the background.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Cosyland is instructing consumers to contact the company for repair parts, which include protective nets, stabilizing feet and installation instructions.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Fish farm nets on the East coast.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Anti drone nets offer limited protection Probably a direct adoption from the cage armor of the main battle tanks employed in Ukraine, these nets offer limited protection against slow moving First Person View (FPV) quad copter drones.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
The Spanish rescuer checks the living quarters for survivors, and peers inside the ships’ containers to see two filled with trash, fishing nets and other equipment, according to the video.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
After the premium increase is factored in, the average retiree nets roughly $38 more per month.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Bridgeport comeback nets 1st title Bridgeport’s Jared Contreras recorded a hat trick and the Bulls scored three times in overtime to down Brookshire Royal 5-2 in the boys Class 4A Division II championship game on Thursday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
In Georgia, a motorist’s first distracted driving offense nets a $50 fine and one penalty point on their driving record.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The deal nets the Yankees something in return for Vivas, who is out of minor league options and was not going to make the team’s Opening Day roster.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
The United States’s $38 trillion national debt now nets an annual interest bill of another trillion dollars each year.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
At the gym inside Edgar Allan Poe Elementary Classical School in Pullman, students got a lesson in compassion while playing a game of goalball, a sport designed for athletes with visual impairments and played on volleyball courts with goals similar to soccer nets at each end of the court.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Counters such as drone nets take time to build, and Russian logistics units cannot simply stop using the highways.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Certainly the puzzles for Karpathy got harder—neural nets and then language models—but the method never really changed.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Ranch houses and soccer nets dotted the background.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Cosyland is instructing consumers to contact the company for repair parts, which include protective nets, stabilizing feet and installation instructions.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Fish farm nets on the East coast.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Anti drone nets offer limited protection Probably a direct adoption from the cage armor of the main battle tanks employed in Ukraine, these nets offer limited protection against slow moving First Person View (FPV) quad copter drones.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
The Spanish rescuer checks the living quarters for survivors, and peers inside the ships’ containers to see two filled with trash, fishing nets and other equipment, according to the video.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Each show nets the Cyclones about $1 million.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
After the premium increase is factored in, the average retiree nets roughly $38 more per month.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Bridgeport comeback nets 1st title Bridgeport’s Jared Contreras recorded a hat trick and the Bulls scored three times in overtime to down Brookshire Royal 5-2 in the boys Class 4A Division II championship game on Thursday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
In Georgia, a motorist’s first distracted driving offense nets a $50 fine and one penalty point on their driving record.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The deal nets the Yankees something in return for Vivas, who is out of minor league options and was not going to make the team’s Opening Day roster.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
The United States’s $38 trillion national debt now nets an annual interest bill of another trillion dollars each year.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nets
Noun
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The sea drones equipped with sonar produce a picture of objects under the water, from fishing traps to pipelines.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Many commercial traps contain an ingredient that attracts one kind of yellowjacket, but not all common types in the South, such as southern or German yellowjackets.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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For dogs and cats, the Hertzko Double-Sided Dog and Cat Dematting Comb has teeth designed for intense tangles and matting.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Scratched carpets are buried under tangles of wires and computing gear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Las Vegas has always had a special place in our hearts, and now our connection to the city and its community will be stronger than ever.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Hulled sunflower seed—also called sunflower hearts or chips—is more expensive (often double the price of unhulled seed), but the birds love it.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2026
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Kennedy then pins the snake’s head and grabs it by the mouth, avoiding any potential venomous bites.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Davis grabs two suitcases off the belt, pulls out a handheld computer that looks like an extra-rugged iPad, and scans the bar codes on the luggage tags.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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Oakland native Daveed Diggs earns a lot of laughs in a small but pivotal role.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Predictably though, the challenge earns a yellow card from former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Even in areas not under its direct control, the widespread sympathy in rural areas allows JNIM to set up ambushes along the main roads and dominate the main supply routes into the capitals, especially in Mali.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Service members could face ambushes en route, and specialized units would need to extract the uranium.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sipper talked about how her company trains with scalar field outputs of simulation data, and the meshes of objects.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Functional mapping techniques, for instance, can relate similar shapes but are restricted to open-loop motions on clean meshes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Studies found little real difference, but the new patent was an effective tool for keeping generics at bay and continuing to collect monopoly profits.—
Wayne T Brough,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Nets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nets. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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