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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Reyes allegedly grabbed her by the hair and started to punch her multiple times.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Soon after, the Macklowe Gallery owners sold that place and grabbed a rental across from Lincoln Center, spending their time traveling, working, and enjoying a wonderfully free, untethered life.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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Tristan Gunn caught the touchdown pass, and back-up quarterback Cade DePriest also had a touchdown pass to Smith Lessard.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
The first pick of the second round caught seven passes for 63 yards on his three drives, including two impressive catches on the TD drive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of caught

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The toddler son of national hero Charles Lindbergh was snatched from his bed in his parents’ home in the middle of the night.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Questions about his age and passing ability may have led teams to skip King during the draft in April, but the Panthers snatched him up in free agency immediately afterward.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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President Min Aung Hlaing, the former army chief who had originally seized power in 2021 from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, has been trying to win political legitimacy since the takeover and resume relations with ASEAN.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Attacks could draw retaliation and reignite Yemen’s war Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when the rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, and much of northern Yemen, forcing the government into exile.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

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