snares 1 of 2

plural of snare

snares

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snares
Noun
But those Prince-like snares are rounded out with a full string orchestra of Swedish musicians. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snares
Noun
  • After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft items, etc.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft items, etc.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau tangles, the same hallmarks seen in human patients.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Grace quotes Zooey Deschanel's character, Thames grabs her face and kisses her out of the frame.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Another strong Lions performance could mark a turning point this season where Detroit grabs control of the division and doesn't look back.
    Nick Meyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In basic multiplayer fashion, there are bottlenecked spaces for ambushes, and everything loops together just fine for flanking.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from games like volleyball and dominoes, Gach says some children stage fake ambushes on one another while pretending to be government forces or rebel fighters.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The characters are diverse and multifaceted, grappling with issues like identity, faith, romantic entanglements and more.
    Deena ElGenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Unexpected Christmas the film revolves around the romantic entanglements, family secrets, old rivalries — and love — that ensue when the Scott family comes together for a holiday reunion.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The six catches ties for second-most in a game for Mims in his career.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While not statistically significant, their experiments also found a higher catch rate of yellowtail fish in the illuminated nets.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
  • After an explosive weekend offensively for the AHL Bakersfield Condors, this year’s Oilers prospects appear destined to fill nets across the hockey world.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His grandfather, Leroy Hanlon, frustrated by this hesitancy, snatches the instrument out of Mike’s hand and carries out the deed himself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Snares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snares. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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