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
Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
For example, don’t cover the seeded area with netting, which can entangle birds, and avoid homemade liquid repellants that can harm them.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
The accommodations are chic but unfussy, with beds draped in mosquito netting, wicker chairs, and wood slatted shutters.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
They are generally made of netting or tulle and attached to a comb or a decorative barrette.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
For example, don’t cover the seeded area with netting, which can entangle birds, and avoid homemade liquid repellants that can harm them.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
The accommodations are chic but unfussy, with beds draped in mosquito netting, wicker chairs, and wood slatted shutters.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for netting
net
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In a press conference, Suzman described the foundation’s work to come up with better bed nets and using new technological tools to make it so mosquitoes can’t carry malaria.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Seventeen seconds later, Toronto’s Mitch Marner threw a shot from the point that Sergei Bobrovsky couldn’t see and somehow hit the net.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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“Netting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netting. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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