as in to rope
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Recent Examples of lasso
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In one short, a young Stuckmann, dressed as Harrison Ford's lasso-whipping adventurer, jumps onto the back of a moving car.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
The roper lassoed each bighorn, while his colleague remained on the rim, hoisting each animal one by one.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2025
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Noun
There’ll be activities like lasso throwing lessons, candle dipping and corn-husk doll making, along with a diverse lineup of performances from Jeffery Fung Tai Chi, Luna y Sol Folklorico, Viet Steps, Xpressions Dances of India and Hui Ilima of Santa Clara County.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In one short, a young Stuckmann, dressed as Harrison Ford's lasso-whipping adventurer, jumps onto the back of a moving car.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ransom Canyon, a newer series Netflix bet on back in 2022 that has some similarities to Walter Boys, saw its first season come to the small screen in April to promising numbers as well, lassoing a second season later on in the year.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
The roper lassoed each bighorn, while his colleague remained on the rim, hoisting each animal one by one.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasso
Noun
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Williams took out Orton with a lariat and Priest took him out with a kick.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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For the event on Saturday, Yeoh wore the gown alongside a sumptuous pearl lariat necklace, dangly diamond earrings and a coordinating bracelet.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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The only real option is to rope in Harris Dickinson and tell him to revive his look from Triangle of Sadness — ripped, vain, slightly confused — only with more baby oil.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The sport also offers a solution to equity questions that college athletics have long grappled with.—
Maura Carey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the trio is grappling with an unfathomable crime story that hits close to home.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Imagine banishing stuffed animals from the living room, corralling all the toy cars outside the main bedroom, and finally finding a place for that play kitchen that isn’t your actual kitchen.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 2026
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The vortex is like a circular rushing river of wind that corrals the bitterest cold air up in the Arctic.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Similarly, Bad Bunny also stopped at a piraguas cart recreation and briefly grabbed a frozen dessert.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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His piece of genius separated the sides entering the 84th minute but during a chaotic finale, the hosts conspired to grab defeat from the jaws of victory.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Center fielder Trent Grisham failed to glove a seventh-inning RBI single by Francisco Lindor on a hop, allowing Lindor to advance to second base.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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With the bases loaded and two out in the seventh, Minnesota missed a chance to blow the game open when Correa’s knock to right held up long enough for Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger to glove it.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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“Lasso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasso. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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