snares 1 of 2

plural of snare

snares

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snare

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snares
Noun
  • Unfortunately, this is just one of many decision traps a team can fall into out of pressure and respect, especially in times of uncertainty.
    Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The traps, filled with water and detergent, captured mostly Diptera (flies) and Hemiptera (true bugs)—collected weekly during 15 summer seasons.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • English also says that protective or tight styles can also lead to matting if left in too long, by compacting tangles at the base.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Peralta leaders had kicked around the idea for years but avoided discussing it in concrete terms, with bureaucratic tangles often getting in the way.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • With City’s left-back, Matheus Nunes, moving out of position to press Mainoo, Ugarte’s involvement grabs the attention of Ilkay Gundogan and Josko Gvardiol.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The mission has also lost two members of its force in gang ambushes; while one has been confirmed dead the other is still been regarded as missing even though local media has reported him as dead.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The recent Hamas ambushes have also raised growing concerns among Israeli military officials that more soldiers could be captured.
    Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Humpback whales — which are found throughout all the Earth’s oceans — regularly face threats from entanglements with fishing gear, in addition to vessel strikes and ocean noise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Nurse Chapel concludes that sleep, friends, and romantic entanglements have been hampering her productivity.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For centuries people have collected it from the fog rolling in from oceans or over mountains using vegetation, containers or mesh nets to catch water vapor and condense it.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • At the event, volunteers were armed with large white butterfly nets and headed down the Hank Aaron Trail to track down and tag the super generation’s monarch butterflies, Steinhauer said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • And just when the woman and the cookie are about to share a kiss, a hand reaches in from above and snatches the cookie from the scene.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Snares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snares. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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