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
The prospect of shooting those tapes is a lot more chilling to me — or at least a lot more palpable — than the idea of my kids getting snatched by a neighbor on Halloween night, and Perry makes the most of it without completely unbalancing the rest of this otherwise fun-loving omnibus.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Both cars washed up the track; Elliott committed to the bottom, cleared them, and snatched the win - and with it, an automatic berth into the next Playoff round.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Ravens had the feel of a team that had its soul snatched from it.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Adams nearly hauled in the high throw, but NIU safety Jasper Beeler snatched it away for an interception.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
This week, Jimmy Kimmel returned, a weird statue vanished and no one (to our knowledge) got snatched up to heaven.
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
By the end of the episode, Lelia’s guidance counselor has threatened her with Tall Pines as an alternative to school, but in a twist of fate, Abbie is the one who ends up getting snatched in the middle of the night and taken to the prisonlike facility.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The next day, the remaining 46,000 were snatched up by the public in two hours, for a sellout total of more than 112,000, sweeping past Strait’s benchmark.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Bob's escape apparel over the two-day fight for his daughter's survival features cataract-protecting sunglasses snatched comically from a drugstore rack.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Both cars washed up the track; Elliott committed to the bottom, cleared them, and snatched the win - and with it, an automatic berth into the next Playoff round.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Ravens had the feel of a team that had its soul snatched from it.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Adams nearly hauled in the high throw, but NIU safety Jasper Beeler snatched it away for an interception.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
This week, Jimmy Kimmel returned, a weird statue vanished and no one (to our knowledge) got snatched up to heaven.
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
By the end of the episode, Lelia’s guidance counselor has threatened her with Tall Pines as an alternative to school, but in a twist of fate, Abbie is the one who ends up getting snatched in the middle of the night and taken to the prisonlike facility.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The next day, the remaining 46,000 were snatched up by the public in two hours, for a sellout total of more than 112,000, sweeping past Strait’s benchmark.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Bob's escape apparel over the two-day fight for his daughter's survival features cataract-protecting sunglasses snatched comically from a drugstore rack.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snatched
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The incident occurred near 87th Avenue and Van Buren Street when a man grabbed a girl by the arm.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Riddle then grabbed Quirke by the collar and threw him down onto a table before walking off the set with a TMZ championship belt.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The deal has caught the eye of equity analyst Jonathan Hurn.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The man reported to the Sheriff’s Office he had been scammed; the Sheriff’s Office then obtained a warrant and seized $14,120 from the ATM.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Clermont County Dog Warden seized the animals in May.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Snatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snatched. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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