1
as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
campers trying to snare brook trout for supper
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Recent Examples of snared
But not all of the diaspora have been snared for the national team.
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Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Retirees and near-retirees are the taxpayers snared most often by the Stealth Taxes.
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Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Telemundo snared those rights away from Univision in 2023.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 May 2026
But how to avoid being snared will depend on who did the chiding.
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Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon snared Cruz’s throw on the bounce while also stretching off the bag.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play.
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Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
Towns finished with 13 points on five-of-eight shooting from the field and snared just three rebounds.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Juarez snared a line drive at second base, however, and threw the ball to Madison Marshall at first for the game-ending double play.
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Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Retirees and near-retirees are the taxpayers snared most often by the Stealth Taxes.
—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Telemundo snared those rights away from Univision in 2023.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 May 2026
But how to avoid being snared will depend on who did the chiding.
—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon snared Cruz’s throw on the bounce while also stretching off the bag.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play.
—
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
Towns finished with 13 points on five-of-eight shooting from the field and snared just three rebounds.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Juarez snared a line drive at second base, however, and threw the ball to Madison Marshall at first for the game-ending double play.
—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snared
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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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.
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Maura Higgins, breakout star of The Traitors, grabbed her best tennis whites to ace the style assignment at Wimbledon 2026.
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However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape.
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Think pixelated logos, websites untouched since the AOL era and brand architectures so tangled by years of acquisitions and restructuring that even the founders can’t map them cleanly.
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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.
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The circular logic of it would be darkly comic if tens of thousands of livelihoods weren't caught in the middle.
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By 2014, the Honeywells and their compound were ensnared in local controversy.
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Tinky Winky, the purple Teletubby who was ensnared in controversy in 1999 when televangelist Jerry Falwell accused it of being gay (and yet rumors still linger on…), led moves with Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po all joining in on the fun.
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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.
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But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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The beautiful Grace Kelly captured the world's attention and imagination (and still does) for decades, but no one was more enamored by the actress than Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
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The exchange was captured by Redman’s body camera footage during a stop involving immigrants.
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“Snared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snared. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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