snagged

verb

past tense of snag
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly often late for work, I generally snag a bagel as I run out the door in the morning

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Recent Examples of snagged Cambridge snagged the top spot. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Curious who snagged their diploma and made the list? — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026 That said, the PA6 was soaking wet, undried, and actually got snagged at one point, causing a layer line to appear. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026 Then, seven years ago, Cohen snagged a rare vacant plot for sale—modest in scale, at roughly half an acre, but blessed with pristine ocean frontage and perfect for the family escape of his imagination. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 His one-hop throw to the plate, which came after second baseman Casey Schmitt snagged a lineout but threw wildly to second base, momentarily preserved a scoreless game. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Darryn Peterson went to the Utah Jazz with the second pick, while the Memphis Grizzles snagged Cameron Boozer. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Betts, who won six Gold Glove awards as a right fielder before becoming the regular shortstop, snagged a grounder up the middle and fired an off-balance, on-target throw to first base to retire Ryan Kreidler and end the fourth with runners at second and third. — CBS News, 24 June 2026 The streamer has also been doing a full-court Emmy campaign, boosted last week when the series snagged five TV Critics Association Awards nominations, tied with Heated Rivalry and Industry for the most of any program this year. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snagged
  1. grabbed
  2. caught
  3. snatched
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  • When Kennedy approached the rider and grabbed the handlebars to check whether the bike was registered, the rider refused to get off and allegedly tried to pull away.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Maura Higgins, breakout star of The Traitors, grabbed her best tennis whites to ace the style assignment at Wimbledon 2026.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of grabbed
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  • While once exclusive to skateboarders for their ease of movement, thanks to a crop of particular designers’ spring/summer 2026 collections—from Dries Van Noten, to Khaite and TWP—they’ve caught the eye of the fashion set, too.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • The circular logic of it would be darkly comic if tens of thousands of livelihoods weren't caught in the middle.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of caught
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  • Your rich location history and device data get snatched up regularly in such fences by private companies; your present and past self travels through them constantly.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
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