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
Toolson also crashed the glass and snagged multiple rebounds with the game hanging in the balance.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Publix, which snagged the number one spot last year, maintains its rating of 84 out of 100, followed by H-E-B in third with 83.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn’s right arm snagged a bright, neon-red slalom gate on Sunday, snapping the Alpine skier into a violent tumble during the women’s downhill final at the Games.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Working her way into the top three during the final climb, Smith snagged the inside of the final turn.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Davidson had 21 points to go with six assists, while Dunn scored 18 and snagged six rebounds on the night.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Her fellow Disney alum, Christina Aguilera also snagged her first trophy, winning Best New Artist the same night.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
In the decades that the Recording Academy has handed out Best Pop Vocal Album – a category that initially launched in 1968, then disappeared for nearly 30 years, and which has been running since the mid-1990s – no musician has snagged back-to-back trophies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Publix, which snagged the number one spot last year, maintains its rating of 84 out of 100, followed by H-E-B in third with 83.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn’s right arm snagged a bright, neon-red slalom gate on Sunday, snapping the Alpine skier into a violent tumble during the women’s downhill final at the Games.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Working her way into the top three during the final climb, Smith snagged the inside of the final turn.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Davidson had 21 points to go with six assists, while Dunn scored 18 and snagged six rebounds on the night.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Her fellow Disney alum, Christina Aguilera also snagged her first trophy, winning Best New Artist the same night.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
In the decades that the Recording Academy has handed out Best Pop Vocal Album – a category that initially launched in 1968, then disappeared for nearly 30 years, and which has been running since the mid-1990s – no musician has snagged back-to-back trophies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snagged
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Doncic turned to run back up the court and grabbed the back of his left leg.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jarrett Allen scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dennis Schroder added 11 points in his Cavaliers debut and Keon Ellis had 6 points in his first game with the Cavaliers, who won for the seventh time in eight games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In his first playoff game, a thriller against the Los Angeles Rams, McMillan caught five passes for 81 yards, using his connection with quarterback Bryce Young to get the ball downfield.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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One month after the US carried out an attack in Venezuela to capture its president, civilians in the South American country remain caught between uncertainty and expectations of governmental change.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Guanipa, 61, was later snatched by a group of men in the Los Chorros neighborhood of Caracas, said Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Laureate María Corina Machado, who is not in the country.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Richmond snatched two offensive rebounds to Pringle's three.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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