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as in trapped
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 grabbed
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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as in earned
to receive after charges and deductions have been made
the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal
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Recent Examples of netted
Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys netted Pro-Bowler Kenny Clark and a pair of first-round picks.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
MacBeth netted seven goals and drew four exclusions in a 13-10 win against Carlsbad on Thursday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Federal prosecutors wanted Bowyer sentenced to 15 months in prison for running the scheme that placed hundreds of millions of dollars in bets and netted thousands of dollars each day.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The song netted the duo an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Shedeur Sanders netted a negative amount of yards in his final preseason game as a rookie on Saturday, likely leaving him at the bottom of the Cleveland Browns' quarterback depth chart.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The script, an eye-level explanation of the 2008 housing market collapse, netted McKay an Academy Award and a BAFTA in addition to nominations for best director from AMPAS, BAFTA and the Golden Globes.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
McKay’s credits include Netflix’s Don’t Look Up, a disaster movie about a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth that stands in as a metaphor for the climate crisis; Vice, which nabbed eight Academy Award nominations and The Big Short, which netted the Hollywood veteran an Oscar.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Season finale from Nashville netted 1,142,000 viewers, a +136 percent increase from 2024.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys netted Pro-Bowler Kenny Clark and a pair of first-round picks.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
MacBeth netted seven goals and drew four exclusions in a 13-10 win against Carlsbad on Thursday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Federal prosecutors wanted Bowyer sentenced to 15 months in prison for running the scheme that placed hundreds of millions of dollars in bets and netted thousands of dollars each day.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The song netted the duo an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Shedeur Sanders netted a negative amount of yards in his final preseason game as a rookie on Saturday, likely leaving him at the bottom of the Cleveland Browns' quarterback depth chart.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The script, an eye-level explanation of the 2008 housing market collapse, netted McKay an Academy Award and a BAFTA in addition to nominations for best director from AMPAS, BAFTA and the Golden Globes.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
McKay’s credits include Netflix’s Don’t Look Up, a disaster movie about a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth that stands in as a metaphor for the climate crisis; Vice, which nabbed eight Academy Award nominations and The Big Short, which netted the Hollywood veteran an Oscar.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Netted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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