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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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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
Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play.
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Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
The show snared nearly $80 million in advertising revenue in 2024, according to Guideline, a tracker of ad spending.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Towns finished with 13 points on five-of-eight shooting from the field and snared just three rebounds.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Juarez snared a line drive at second base, however, and threw the ball to Madison Marshall at first for the game-ending double play.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Kuminga, 23, snared a rebound under his own basket with about five seconds left in the quarter.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1996, the Australian state of Victoria snared the race from South Australia’s Adelaide, which had been the F1 season finale every year since 1985.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
The show snared nearly $80 million in advertising revenue in 2024, according to Guideline, a tracker of ad spending.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Towns finished with 13 points on five-of-eight shooting from the field and snared just three rebounds.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Juarez snared a line drive at second base, however, and threw the ball to Madison Marshall at first for the game-ending double play.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Kuminga, 23, snared a rebound under his own basket with about five seconds left in the quarter.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1996, the Australian state of Victoria snared the race from South Australia’s Adelaide, which had been the F1 season finale every year since 1985.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snared
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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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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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Within a month, the former lawyer was tangled in a complicated web of legal controversies.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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McDavid appeared to catch an edge early in the second period after getting tangled up with teammate Mattias Ekholm and the Ducks’ Ian Moore.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 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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Both of Seatrium’s predecessor companies were ensnared in Operation Car Wash, Brazil’s sweeping anti-corruption investigation that eventually consumed much of the country’s political and business establishment.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is not the first time Polymarket has been ensnared in controversy.—
Niamh Kennedy,
CNN Money,
23 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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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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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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“Snared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snared. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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