lassos 1 of 2

variants or lassoes
plural of lasso
as in lariats
a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck

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lassos

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lasso

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Verb
  • At the same time, resident Marcus (LaKeith Stanfield) approaches his 18th birthday, and grapples with the fear of aging out of the system.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The program grapples with the growing desire to disconnect, the impossibility of ever truly logging off, and the inherent privilege of stepping offline.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing that nets to any new hirings given the federal government wipeout, the decline and fall of Biden’s pet projects, and the creation of meager health-care jobs and some small AI data center construction.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Moreover, stagnant air during heat waves traps pollutants close to the ground, creating prolonged bad air events.
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This reaction effectively traps polysulfides and converts them back into usable sulfur.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • But the feeling when a film grabs hold remains the same—by a story, a character, a voice—that, never goes out of season.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The lilting Calle Malaga, Morocco’s official entry for the International Feature Film Oscar, is a joy largely because of its veteran star who envelops the screen and grabs a role of a career.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers, like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento into one state.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The black-and-white images by photographer Chris Colls, whose graphic style is reminiscent of Lagerfeld’s, also corrals all of the brand’s product lines, including the main collection; the menswear line; the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand produced and distributed by G-III, plus Karl Lagerfeld Jeans.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • Create subheadlines that make one clear promise Your subheadline does the heavy lifting after your headline hooks them.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • To develop it, the research team incorporated mushroom heads or hooks directly into the building components.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And just when the woman and the cookie are about to share a kiss, a hand reaches in from above and snatches the cookie from the scene.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Future of Money Is on the Line The battle over stablecoin yields captures a broader struggle over the future of finance.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The proof-of-concept pilot episode captures the hilarious chaos of their daily lives, from dead-end service jobs and accidental laxative mishaps to the launch of their new podcast.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Lassos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassos. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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