1
as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar
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Recent Examples of collared
Many of the foxes that have been collared by the project don’t survive a full year.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Dixon said some have been eaten by snakes within two weeks of being collared, but most go on about their business for several months.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Mafi is the third Angeleno from the city’s vast Iranian diaspora to be collared by federal authorities in three weeks.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The top plate also includes a configurable Fn (Function) key and a shutter release button that's collared by the on/off toggle.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The 3-year-old female gray wolf when it was collared in 2025.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Five wolves were successfully collared, bringing the total wearing them to 13.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
State wildlife officials try to keep at least two members of each wolf pack collared as part of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction plan, according to the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026
Murph the Surf and two of his boys were collared two days later, professing that the goods were gone.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Dixon said some have been eaten by snakes within two weeks of being collared, but most go on about their business for several months.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Mafi is the third Angeleno from the city’s vast Iranian diaspora to be collared by federal authorities in three weeks.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The top plate also includes a configurable Fn (Function) key and a shutter release button that's collared by the on/off toggle.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The 3-year-old female gray wolf when it was collared in 2025.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Five wolves were successfully collared, bringing the total wearing them to 13.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
State wildlife officials try to keep at least two members of each wolf pack collared as part of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction plan, according to the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026
Murph the Surf and two of his boys were collared two days later, professing that the goods were gone.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collared
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In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Three people were arrested after shots were fired at officers attempting to pull a vehicle over in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Investigators later learned Hissom and her male passenger, who was wounded, were caught in a crossfire as a group of four or five men grabbed weapons from a vehicle and began firing at each other.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Aristide then allegedly charged at his brother, grabbed him by the neck and forced him to the ground, according to the report.—
Mauricio Maldonado,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities also seized multiple weapons, ammunition and explosive devices, the military said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some vessels with links to Iran made attempts to move through the strait, but others are staying away after Iran attacked three ships with gunfire earlier this week and seized two more.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gonzales drove a first-pitch slider to left, and Church jumped and caught the ball above the top of the 6-foot wall, 373 feet from home plate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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That’s what kept his head on straight in the trenches, even when his socks got bogged down with mud and soldiers flanked on either side of him caught shrapnel or pneumonia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jean Brown, who lives on West Carmen Avenue, said police apprehended the suspect from under the back deck of a house in the alley between her street and West Winona Street.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Abundez, the other defendant, was apprehended in June 2025 at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then last June, the Nuggets snatched Wallace back from Minnesota, hiring him as their new co-general manager alongside his friend Ben Tenzer — another longtime Connelly disciple who’d been a steady hand behind the scenes in Denver’s front office since 2013.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Cubs center fielder Rick Monday snatched an American flag from two men who intended to set it afire during the fourth inning in the outfield at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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In 2024, the pygmy hippo Moo Deng in Thailand captured hearts around the world with her water splashing, knee-biting antics spreading like wildfire on TikTok and other platforms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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For too long, the conversation about digital assets has been trapped between price speculation and regulatory anxiety.—
Bob Diamond,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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And that duality is what makes the concept so tempting to explore more deeply — particularly through the interiority of a complex woman who will be literally trapped on the big screen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Collared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collared. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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