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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Except a woman who knew both of them eventually grabbed Leigh and more or less threw her into Beck.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Two veteran training officers and new paramedic Cristina DeBiase grabbed their equipment and gurney while another EMT remained with the ambulance and attempted to move it through traffic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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Has a real Traitor ever been caught through mispeaking like this?

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The hot and dusty city streets were bathed in decorative green light to celebrate National Day, as hundreds of electronic billboards projected the sword and script of the Saudi flag, shown fluttering as if caught in a breeze.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of caught

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Democrats have seized upon AI safety to boost their chances of retaking congressional control in the midterms.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Since returning to office in 2025, POTUS seized control of the press pool from the White House Correspondents’ Association.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seized

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The future governance of Venezuela was thrown into doubt after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in January.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Tensions in the South China Sea escalated again Friday after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine government ship, an encounter captured on video that prompted competing accounts from Manila and Beijing.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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