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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
the basketball didn't go into the basket—it just hit the net
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as in trap
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police
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as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
his net for the year was about 60% of his total income
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as in root
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the net of the report on race relations is that things are better but not good enough
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
the kite was stubbornly netted in the branches of the willow tree
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
a police sting that netted drug dealers from all parts of the city
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Get Inside Wealth directly to your inbox The Inside Wealth newsletter by Robert Frank is your weekly guide to high-net-worth investors and the industries that serve them.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
His efforts netted him a one-year, $10 million contract.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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The team will likely be backstopped by Lukas Dostal, one of the NHL’s top young goaltenders, but there is quality NHL depth in net as well.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Get Inside Wealth directly to your inbox The Inside Wealth newsletter by Robert Frank is your weekly guide to high-net-worth investors and the industries that serve them.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Sometimes Pearl reads like Gulliver netted by the Lilliputians, tossing in a troubled sleep on the poolside chaise.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
His efforts netted him a one-year, $10 million contract.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Net.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/net. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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