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
Instead, Blake Lizotte snagged it from him along the boards and kept the play alive for Pittsburgh.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Her fellow Disney alum, Christina Aguilera also snagged her first trophy, winning Best New Artist the same night.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Bam Adebayo snagged the loose ball and slung a pass back to Powell, only for Dosunmu to pick it off once again.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In the decades that the Recording Academy has handed out Best Pop Vocal Album – a category that initially launched in 1968, then disappeared for nearly 30 years, and which has been running since the mid-1990s – no musician has snagged back-to-back trophies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Join the 30,000 shoppers who snagged a pack this month and experience the magic for yourself.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
North Texas company Starship Bagel snagged that title in 2023 and 2025.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Canes already have snagged West Virginia’s Cam Vaughn and South Carolina’s Vandrevius Jacobs to replace CJ Daniels and Keelan Marion.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Her fellow Disney alum, Christina Aguilera also snagged her first trophy, winning Best New Artist the same night.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Bam Adebayo snagged the loose ball and slung a pass back to Powell, only for Dosunmu to pick it off once again.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In the decades that the Recording Academy has handed out Best Pop Vocal Album – a category that initially launched in 1968, then disappeared for nearly 30 years, and which has been running since the mid-1990s – no musician has snagged back-to-back trophies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Join the 30,000 shoppers who snagged a pack this month and experience the magic for yourself.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
North Texas company Starship Bagel snagged that title in 2023 and 2025.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
The Canes already have snagged West Virginia’s Cam Vaughn and South Carolina’s Vandrevius Jacobs to replace CJ Daniels and Keelan Marion.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snagged
Verb
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Doncic turned to run back up the court and grabbed the back of his left leg.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jarrett Allen scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dennis Schroder added 11 points in his Cavaliers debut and Keon Ellis had 6 points in his first game with the Cavaliers, who won for the seventh time in eight games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In his first playoff game, a thriller against the Los Angeles Rams, McMillan caught five passes for 81 yards, using his connection with quarterback Bryce Young to get the ball downfield.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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One month after the US carried out an attack in Venezuela to capture its president, civilians in the South American country remain caught between uncertainty and expectations of governmental change.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But Guanipa, 61, was later snatched by a group of men in the Los Chorros neighborhood of Caracas, said Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Laureate María Corina Machado, who is not in the country.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Richmond snatched two offensive rebounds to Pringle's three.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Snagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snagged. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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