as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
we ran into a slight snag the night before the show
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
often late for work, I generally snag a bagel as I run out the door in the morning
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Recent Examples of snag
Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Honeywell's quarter was a bit soft due to the Middle East conflict, which drove shipment delays and a supply-chain snag impacting aerospace sales.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Merrill, though, couldn’t snag it.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Plans to fund the Department of Homeland Security hit a new snag Monday as House Speaker Mike Johnson said his conference will propose a new version of a bill to sustain most of the agency, likely extending its shutdown.
—Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Honeywell's quarter was a bit soft due to the Middle East conflict, which drove shipment delays and a supply-chain snag impacting aerospace sales.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Macy’s has a ton of fragrance sets on sale, so now’s a great time to snag one.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Merrill, though, couldn’t snag it.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snag
Noun
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And the event went off without a security hitch, which was likely reassuring to members of Congress shaken by Saturday night's press dinner incident.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Crews spent Wednesday testing the system with brief ramp closures to make sure everything went off without a hitch.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rivera’s defense team contended that the gun went off inadvertently in a struggle after Rosen reached into the car and grabbed Rivera.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Walsh locked down Maxey out of a Sixers timeout to force a turnover, and the Celtics grabbed four offensive rebounds on one first-quarter possession, with Walsh and Scheierman accounting for three of them.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maloney was also successful at FIU, breaking the program bowl-game record for most catches (10) and most receiving yards (178).—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Seafood Market's fishermen deliver their morning catch directly to the kitchen, no middlemen, no frozen Pacific sole flown from Vietnam.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bain snatched the hat but marched defiantly straight to the stage to greet Goodell.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Anthony Stevens is accused of three chain-snatching robberies that happened on April 20 near the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Avenue, close to Long Beach Polytechnic High School.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Police had been contacted by Thiamphanit's friends twice the day before her body was found, but the case was allegedly considered medium-risk, per The Times.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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And as climate change is likely to cause more storms in the future, more people will be put at risk.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snag. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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