snares 1 of 2

noun

plural of snare
1
as in traps
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise you fell for my clever snare, you fool!

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2
as in tangles
something that catches and holds someday you'll find that your lies are a snare from which you can't escape

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snares

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snare
1
as in nets
to catch or hold as if in a net easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

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2
as in grabs
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 snares
Noun
Recounting her boyfriend calling the police on her during their fraught break-up, the chorus rings out over rowdy snares like a brutal playground taunt. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Poaching once devastated the park, but in the past decade, 40,000 wire snares have been removed, and black rhinos, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs have been reintroduced. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 July 2026 Further down the street, a troupe of drummers held court with a mix of snares and bass. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 His blood sloshed through the device’s tiny channels and pressed against its protein snares. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 Conservationists-in-the-making can join hands-on efforts like removing poacher snares, clearing invasive plants, or collecting data on endangered species. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026 The team used non-invasive survey tools, including 285 hair snares and 135 remote cameras, to collect the information from a 150-square-mile area, the institute said. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 The team gathered their marten data via 285 hair snares (made from PVC pipe) and 135 cameras. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026 Its graphic clarity teems with ornament and glitter, visual intoxications that signal delusions and snares. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
The hallmarks of the Navy Blue sound are present—barely-there snares keeping time in the distance, string samples melting into reflective puddles, overtones from resonant piano lines. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026 Hair snares use tape and wire to collect DNA and other data by collecting a sample of wild animal hair when creatures pass by, according to Popular Science. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 Maybe Deandre Ayton snares his first signature Lakers moment. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snares
  1. traps
  2. tangles
  3. grabs
  4. ambushes
  5. entanglements
  6. catches
  7. nets
  8. snatches
Noun
  • Standard eradication methods — such as passive traps, genetic modification, species sterilization, and chemical insecticides — all carry limitations, environmental risks, or health hazards for humans and pets.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • In the books, aliens turn Earth into a worldwide game show, with levels filled with dangerous monsters and traps.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of traps
Noun
  • During this time, the brain starts to shrink, and the misfolded proteins that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s begin to build up — sticky amyloid beta plaques in the brain and tau tangles in neurons.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
  • Conditioning first can also help minimize tangles and create a smoother surface before shampooing.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of tangles
Verb
  • Frustrated, Lucky grabs his gun and tries to threaten Cary into giving her the seed phrase.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Kurt’s key takeaways What grabs me here is how much walking support the researchers created without loading someone down with bulky motors.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of grabs
Noun
  • Humans prepare for warfare with more surveillance, taking to higher ground to gather information, conducting ambushes and raids, and quietly spying on enemy territory to avoid detection.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • By his spiritual discernment, the prophet Elisha was repeatedly able to warn the king of Israel about ambushes planned by the king of Syria.
    — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
Definition of ambushes
Noun
  • Sadoski plays Chef Luca, a brilliant but self-destructive superstar chef whose personal entanglements and rock-star antics threaten to derail his high-end restaurant residency at The Roman.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Common threats include biotoxins, chemical contaminants, disease, and fishing gear entanglements, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Definition of entanglements
Verb
  • In his first season with the Chiefs, Thornton in 2025 set career highs in touchdowns (three), catches that resulted in a first down (15) and receiving yards (438) in 2025.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The mentor or peer advisor catches the blind spot no spreadsheet can see.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of catches
Noun
  • Each target may require a different approach, from robotic arms to nets, harpoons, or enclosure systems like ClearSpace's.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The task force suggests that altering the physical environment, such as putting up nets, barriers to force drones into different flight paths, and making one’s surroundings appear uninteresting from the air can deceive drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of nets
Verb
  • In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • These picks start at $11 and range from a one-piece swimsuit that snatches your waist to an everyday pair of wide-leg jeans and this summer-friendly tank top.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of snatches

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