1
as in trapping
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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2
as in grabbing
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 earning
to receive after charges and deductions have been made
the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal
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Recent Examples of netting
Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a back door was propped open during the inspection and the netting had a gap greater than a quarter-inch at the bottom.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
There is now netting on some of the towers built during Gaudí’s lifetime, to facilitate restoration.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The drone snagged on the netting, then detonated.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a back door was propped open during the inspection and the netting had a gap greater than a quarter-inch at the bottom.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Microsoft sold its entire stake in Apple six years later, netting a very respectable return.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
There is now netting on some of the towers built during Gaudí’s lifetime, to facilitate restoration.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Council members asked about technology like the Grappler, which puts a net around fleeing vehicles' tire to stop them, or GPS tracking devices, which the department had trialed in the past.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Netting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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