as in grabbing
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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Take after the actress by grabbing them in black, or choose from six additional colors, including burgundy and deep brown.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Healthy cooking often boils down to accessibility and convenience; busy lives can leave people grabbing less nutritious alternatives.—
Virginia Willis,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Far northern Illinois, the northernmost stretch of Nebraska and far northeastern Oregon are also forecast to have potential of catching the northern lights (see graphic below).—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The rules impact what is in the first five feet from a building or structure to better protect it from catching fire due to embers during a wildfire.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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But aesthetic treatments that sharpen the contours of the face—snatching the jaw, inflating the lips—to give them more contrast in photos, can reduce and distort expression.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
15 Jan. 2026
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With a soul-stealing, heart-snatching smile.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump has occasionally discussed seizing Greenland since his first term but few initially took his threats seriously.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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By capturing and using the static electricity in compressed air, this system offers a sustainable way to generate electricity while also neutralizing hazardous charges that pose safety risks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Snapping (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapping%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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