as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
the brazen seagull snatched the french fry right from my hand
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Recent Examples of snatched
Bain snatched the hat but marched defiantly straight to the stage to greet Goodell.
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Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Don’t count your eggs until they’re snatched.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
At a Cleveland Guardians game, a man initially snatched a home run ball from an 11-year-old fan reaching for it — but later returned it to her.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Your rich location history and device data get snatched up regularly in such fences by private companies; your present and past self travels through them constantly.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Working my a$s off to get my body looking 'snatched' again as the kids call it 😜.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The new biopic of Jackson from director Antoine Fuqua and the Jackson estate paints the gloved one as the one true victim — a harmless Peter Pan figure whose own childhood was snatched away by a domineering father.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Because once the Avs had snatched a 1-0 lead, the Kings clearly preferred to dance than skate.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Finn was in his favorite spot when he was snatched by an intruder.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Don’t count your eggs until they’re snatched.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
At a Cleveland Guardians game, a man initially snatched a home run ball from an 11-year-old fan reaching for it — but later returned it to her.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Your rich location history and device data get snatched up regularly in such fences by private companies; your present and past self travels through them constantly.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Working my a$s off to get my body looking 'snatched' again as the kids call it 😜.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The new biopic of Jackson from director Antoine Fuqua and the Jackson estate paints the gloved one as the one true victim — a harmless Peter Pan figure whose own childhood was snatched away by a domineering father.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Because once the Avs had snatched a 1-0 lead, the Kings clearly preferred to dance than skate.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Finn was in his favorite spot when he was snatched by an intruder.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snatched
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Sabres winger Zach Benson took advantage of Lane Hutson stumbling at the defensive blue line, and grabbed a loose puck before setting up Josh Doan for the opening goal less than five minutes into the game.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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When he was found, deputies said Ortiz became belligerent, yelled at employees, threatened to harm them with a gun, and grabbed one of the resort employees.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Before that drama began, however, five of the first six outs of the game were grounders to Deegan, which caught the eye of Dundee-Crown coach Andrew Zimmer.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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He was also ordered to pay nearly $111 million in restitution and forfeit roughly $17 million that the government seized from bank accounts.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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So far this year, 12 guns have been seized by Annapolis Police, according to department data.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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“Snatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snatched. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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