snared

verb

past tense of snare
1
as in trapped
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 grabbed
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 snared But first, dropping back from a low zone along the right sideline, Pettus snared a deep pass intended for Mack Hollins amid a crowd of players. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 Starting the game with a miss on a rare 3-point attempt, Reed recovered with an early block on a layup attempt from Trevor Keels and snared seven rebounds, three on the offensive end, in an 88-87 loss to the Miami Heat. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026 But not all of the diaspora have been snared for the national team. — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Retirees and near-retirees are the taxpayers snared most often by the Stealth Taxes. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Telemundo snared those rights away from Univision in 2023. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 May 2026 But how to avoid being snared will depend on who did the chiding. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon snared Cruz’s throw on the bounce while also stretching off the bag. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play. — Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snared
  1. trapped
  2. grabbed
  3. tangled
  4. caught
  5. ensnared
  6. snatched
  7. seized
  8. captured
Verb
  • Anyone trapped by rising flood waters or otherwise in immediate danger from weather conditions should call 911.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Extensive amounts of smoke are being trapped in place by an intense area of high pressure stuck over the West.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • In an attempt to stop the dog attack, the owner grabbed a gun and shot the attacking dog.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Mulholland grabbed his assistant and told his chauffeur to head there.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • Then Cox-Rosen found another jam on I-75 southbound at the South 120 Loop (Exit 263), where four or five vehicles and a box truck tangled.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Frantic skirmishes between the family and the beast take place as the house floods, and eventually the invading creature is tangled up in a trap.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangled
Verb
  • Rangel caught the word himself, mid-sentence, describing where small firms sit.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The players argue they were effectively caught between two different NCAA eligibility systems.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of caught
Verb
  • The irony here is that Singer is returning to his profession while so many ensnared in his application shenanigans never fully got back to theirs.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Off the field, head coach Mike Vrabel was ensnared in controversy.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • The phone on the wall rang, and Rebecca snatched the receiver, then pulled the curly cord down the steps to the basement and shut the door.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In Friday’s first red zone drill of training camp, Purdy wisely threw a ball that the 6-foot-5 Evans snatched high at the goal line, with an almost unnecessary leap against 5-foot-9 cornerback Upton Stout.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of snatched
Verb
  • President Min Aung Hlaing, the former army chief who had originally seized power in 2021 from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, has been trying to win political legitimacy since the takeover and resume relations with ASEAN.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Attacks could draw retaliation and reignite Yemen’s war Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when the rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, and much of northern Yemen, forcing the government into exile.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of seized
Verb
  • Brent crude averaged almost $97 a barrel during the quarter; Aramco captured an additional premium of nearly $11 a barrel by boosting exports of higher-margin refined products, such as diesel and jet fuel.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Value Is Forming Before Companies Go Public The AI sector captured roughly 53% of global venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2025, the strongest quarter for AI funding on record at that point.
    — Stephen Richards Evans, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of captured

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