as in grabbed
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 snagged
Kazuma Okamoto snagged the one-hopper on his back-hand and then started a double play.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Join the 4,000 Amazon shoppers who just snagged the spring-ready lilac color before the savings end.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Ten Carnegie Mellon University alumni have snagged nominations for Tony Awards.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 May 2026
To that, the incumbent Mayor has today snagged the Hollywood production and competition proposals of her most threatening rival.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Her remains were found by two kayakers who were fishing after one of their lines snagged a bag in mangroves near the interstate.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Nahida Bristy’s remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged, said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Chronister said one of the fishermen's lines snagged on a bag in the water.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 May 2026
In the hours after last week’s NFL Draft, the Dolphins snagged a first-team All-American at arguably their weakest position.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Join the 4,000 Amazon shoppers who just snagged the spring-ready lilac color before the savings end.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Ten Carnegie Mellon University alumni have snagged nominations for Tony Awards.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 May 2026
To that, the incumbent Mayor has today snagged the Hollywood production and competition proposals of her most threatening rival.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Her remains were found by two kayakers who were fishing after one of their lines snagged a bag in mangroves near the interstate.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Nahida Bristy’s remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged, said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Chronister said one of the fishermen's lines snagged on a bag in the water.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 May 2026
In the hours after last week’s NFL Draft, the Dolphins snagged a first-team All-American at arguably their weakest position.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snagged
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Sabres winger Zach Benson took advantage of Lane Hutson stumbling at the defensive blue line, and grabbed a loose puck before setting up Josh Doan for the opening goal less than five minutes into the game.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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When he was found, deputies said Ortiz became belligerent, yelled at employees, threatened to harm them with a gun, and grabbed one of the resort employees.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Before that drama began, however, five of the first six outs of the game were grounders to Deegan, which caught the eye of Dundee-Crown coach Andrew Zimmer.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Another lesson to be learned from Iran is that wars at this level, involving a great power and a lower-tier one, can’t always be tidy operations that end when a president is snatched by special forces in the middle of the night.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Police said the teens broke a glass window, and the suspect snatched $300 from the kiosk’s operator.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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“Snagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snagged. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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