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snaring

verb

present participle of snare
1
as in trapping
to catch or hold as if in a net easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

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2
as in grabbing
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly campers trying to snare brook trout for supper

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Recent Examples of snaring Dropping it onto likely pools without snaring the riverside vegetation required maximum focus. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026 First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score. — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025 At least Cochrane was familiar with the feeling of snaring an interception. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025 Viewers in recent weeks may have noticed a heavier focus on snaring newsmakers for interviews early on in a story’s news cycle. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025 The Pro Bowl returner had a Pro Bowl-type breakout as a receiver in last year's Week 17 matchup against these same Bengals, snaring a 51-yard touchdown bomb from Bo Nix in the fourth quarter and adding another game-tying score at the end of regulation to push that late-December game into overtime. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025 When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 Antonelli was showing signs of progress toward Russell’s pace early in 2025, including snaring an impressive sprint race pole in Miami. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaring
  1. trapping
  2. grabbing
  3. tangling
  4. catching
  5. snatching
  6. capturing
  7. seizing
Verb
  • Poisoning or trapping only releases the fungus from carcasses.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There is a feeling that constantly returning to the battles of the past risks trapping everybody in events that happened decades ago, when the priority should be preventing those old divisions from causing fresh damage in the present.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • Michael the Lawyer and Ben the Barrel Racer go into the third crypt (Alan calls them gay Lara Crofts) and have the option of grabbing $15,000 in gold or $5,000 and a clue about the Traitors.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Smith’s own reflection points to why the day-to-day matters more than any headline-grabbing cleanse.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • There are also the journalists, the athletes, and the kids who spend sunny days doing contact improv, which was invented at Oberlin, tangling their limbs in the grass outside the library.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Tie Loose Strings Tie sashes and strings to prevent tangling.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangling
Verb
  • The Department of Water Resources has a program that has provided funding for local agencies to buy dozens of pumps, build 12 water-catching basins and clear 600 acres of land for more basins.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The light-catching shade makes a statement without sacrificing sophistication.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Not just college kids, but Others cheering for Texas’ football team and snatching up Texas’ degrees.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • London — Images of masked men riding along London's streets on mopeds or electric bikes and snatching phones straight out of the hand of unsuspecting tourists and locals have gone viral in recent years.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • She was known for her work chronicling the early punk rock scene, capturing artists like Iggy Pop, the Ramones, Debbie Harry and Blondie, Richard Hell, the Sex Pistols, and the Clash.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Brands can therefore overinvest in capturing demand that already exists while underfunding media that replenishes it.
    — Dani Nadel, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • Counsel argued that seizing the ballots was necessary to preserve potential evidence before statutory destruction deadlines and to compare the total number of ballots with official vote records.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Certainly, China seizing the global lead on AI would represent an alarming setback to American strategic and economic interests.
    — Stephen Collins, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of seizing

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“Snaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaring. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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