as in to rope
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Recent Examples of strap
Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Its slim profile and crossbody strap keep it secure, while the interior is surprisingly roomy—big enough for your essentials and then some.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The device famously introduced stereoscopic 3D, requiring players to strap into a clunky headset to experience its groundbreaking (and headache-inducing) parallax effects decades before the VR boom of the 2010s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
On the wrist straps are Street’s initials, scrawled in marker.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Its slim profile and crossbody strap keep it secure, while the interior is surprisingly roomy—big enough for your essentials and then some.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Kids 5 to 13, for instance, can strap on a pair during Blizzard Buddies day camp, while anglers can use them to access the north fork of the Gallatin River for year-round fly-fishing without the crowds.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The device famously introduced stereoscopic 3D, requiring players to strap into a clunky headset to experience its groundbreaking (and headache-inducing) parallax effects decades before the VR boom of the 2010s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strap
Noun
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In this delightfully science-minded historical fiction novel, one of the main characters runs away from her family to do astronomy while the other clocks up multiple major scientific expeditions under her belt.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Hagerty High School junior has won back-to-back No-Gi World Championships and earned purple-belt status (two steps below a prestigious black belt).—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Epstein files continue to rope in the royal family, too.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Americans have been roped even further into this dark, tragic story because of the president’s bizarre equivocation and emotional outbursts about it.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fishing nets, garbage bags and a VHS tape — remarkably intact — were observed during the survey.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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As far as Atlanta rap upstarts go, Sk8star has all the goods, and his new tape Designer Junkie synthesizes them into one of the smoother leaps into the big leagues.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Master carpenters are on site to help teach the homebuilding process to builders of all skill levels, everything from how to hold a hammer to how to wire the house for electricity.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Jayhawks led wire to wire in the second period.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Richardo Gonzalez and Justin Leonard are tied for third, four shots behind Toms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Second baseman Cole Cramer singled to score Franco and tie the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Like a fish from a fairy tale, a bouquet of hooks threaded through its lips, The Changeling keeps evading capture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The result is a fragrance that feels decadent but elegant, like silk threaded with spice.—
Pia Velasco,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strap. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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