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
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The current bird netting has fallen into disrepair.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Meanwhile, Greer closed the stanza by netting two goals in a 30-second span as Cohasset constructed a commanding 9-1 lead through one.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
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Noun
Tension cables would frame the netting on all four sides, not just at the top and bottom.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The current bird netting has fallen into disrepair.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Verb
Ciber ’s team work quickly under netting to mount a huge Browning heavy machine gun onto tank tracks.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Meanwhile, Greer closed the stanza by netting two goals in a 30-second span as Cohasset constructed a commanding 9-1 lead through one.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for netting
Noun
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Carolina generated a ton of shots from around the Vegas net and scored all four of its goals from right in front.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Get Inside Wealth directly to your inbox The Inside Wealth newsletter by Robert Frank is your weekly guide to high-net-worth investors and the industries that serve them.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Beyond being expensive to maintain, the dams are destructive to rivers, blocking fish habitat while warming the water, depleting oxygen levels and trapping sediment upstream.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The mosquito trapping and testing program, coordinated by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, started on June 1 and lasts until the end of October.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The suspects asked if Apple Pay was accepted before grabbing a box of cash.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Jose Alvarado also got physical in Game 4, grabbing one of Wembanyama's legs during a hard foul.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program provides food assistance to those in very-low-income households which are those earning less than 130 percent of the poverty guideline.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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To ease the financial burden on the most impoverished, the government said tax exemptions would apply to micro-enterprises and those earning less than $680 a month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Recently, researchers in Germany developed a chain-launching drone interceptor that disables UAVs by tangling their spinning rotors midair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Wrap cords using cable ties to prevent tangling and fraying.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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As many as 7 in 10 of those operators blamed tight visa rules, vetting of immigrants and a spike in the cost of catching a flight into the United States, brought on by the Iran war, as reasons for the lousy booking rates.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The Baltimore native dropped a rap video that is catching the eye of more than a million people.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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She was booked and charged with two counts of battery, robbery by snatching and criminal mischief.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Five people were arrested last week after a months-long investigation into a series of chain-snatching robberies in San Francisco, police said on Wednesday.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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The first stage of making a film is capturing it.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Many of them were capturing ordinary moments of her parents Pat and Jerry Dykeman.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Netting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netting. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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