snaring

present participle of snare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snaring 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
Verb
  • Ventless hoods don't have ductwork and include a charcoal filter for trapping smoke and odors so that air can be recirculated.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The pickup truck caught fire on impact, trapping its driver inside.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.
    Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The large brush roll resists tangling hair and pet fur, which eliminates the need to stop and pull items off the brush—and also eliminates a clogged pipe.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Simultaneously, Foden attacks the vacant space, catching Manuel Ugarte off guard.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Emeka Egbuka delivered on the preseason hype in his first NFL game, catching four passes for 67 yards and two scores.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Three Los Angeles County men have been arrested for allegedly snatching high-end jewelry from victims who were walking to their vehicles in Fullerton earlier this year, police said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The camera was also capturing a growing blurring of the boundaries between the Japanese and Taiwanese urban elite in colonial society.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of using a single bulky lens, the camera employs a thin mask embedded with dozens of tiny lenslets, each capturing a unique perspective of the same object.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But many of the best-in-class companies are seizing on the chance to innovate and evolve.
    Shefali Kapadia, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Since seizing effective control over the area after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines, China's coast guard has sought to keep local anglers away from the traditional fishing ground.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Snaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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