snared

past tense of snare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snared The 36-year-old safety was selected 29th overall in the 2012 draft and is the NFL's active leader in interceptions with 37 snared in his career. Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 James Trafford, a former City academy kid signed from Burnley in the summer, found himself in that scenario as Tottenham pushed five players forward in a narrow and high press that snared the home side’s Nico Gonzalez. Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snared
Verb
  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab dramatizes the final hours of a young girl trapped under fire in Gaza.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Twenty-four hours later, Ohtani entered the visiting clubhouse in Baltimore and grabbed his glove.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • During the argument, Martin grabbed a hammer from Lawson that Lawson had been using to repair a patio door and raised it above his head in a striking motion, Lawson said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • True moral dilemmas, which become tangled, in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Many upright vacuums have nonretractable cords that can become tangled or damaged during use.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) caught one of these protoplanetary disks and its young star in a edge-on view.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These problems—problems that have ensnared at least four of Bollinger’s high-profile government projects—suggest a trend.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Japan’s drug laws have ensnared other corporate executives before.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In June, Variety reported that NBCU’s Super Bowl inventory was approaching a sell-out, and Super Bowl ad inventory seems to get snatched up faster every year as advertisers scramble to lock in pricey ad inventory that’s largely seen as one of the few remaining ways in media to reach huge audiences.
    Kelsey Sutton, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As the boy reached out to take the cap, Szczerek standing next to him snatched it away and gave it to a woman who put it in her handbag despite the boy’s visible protestations.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition, several firearms and drugs were seized from other residences, according to police.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Local, national and global media outlets this week seized on the opportunity to report Zuckerberg's lawsuit against Meta.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The permit applications showed oil companies requested to flare or vent more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year, enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions of dollars of tax revenue had the gas been captured.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The 36-year-old first captured the 115-pound belt in August 2019 in her fourth fight with the UFC.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Snared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snared. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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