SNAPPED (UP) Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

snapped (up)

verb

past tense of snap (up)

as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly I snapped up the last remaining cupcake before anyone else could get their mitts on it

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And when Buzelis grabbed that pass out of the air, double-clutching on his way to a dunk, the Bulls could hear for a moment the tune of a new future for this team.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Woodman also alleged that Andreatta grabbed Pagano’s hand and wrist.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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The peptide business has caught the attention of major telehealth providers, including Hims & Hers, which recently announced plans to offer wellness peptides once the government changed its policy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Jordan Clarkson caught Buddy Hield overcorrecting at the arc and took a straight-line drive to the basket.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of caught

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But the lid on the rim finally opened for the Dream’s star duo of Angel Reese and Allisha Gray, and Atlanta eventually snatched the lead and went into the second quarter with a two-point cushion.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
In broad daylight, two teenage boys snatched our trick-or-treat bags from our hands and ran.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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Authorities also blocked all of the paper’s online platforms, seized its printing house and revoked its media registration.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Italian authorities seized the sailboats, and the activists were reported to prosecutors for allegedly disrupting a public service.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of seized

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Since no party has ever captured a parliamentary majority on its own, party leaders must agree to come together in a governing coalition.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Along the way, the former leaders of the AI trade, captured in the iShares AI Innovation ETF, have collapsed by 35 percentage points relative to the equal-weight S&P 500, then regained half the loss, then gave up most of that bounce.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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