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the act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar
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as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar
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Recent Examples of collar
Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Jordan, an energetic 2-year-old hound mix, was nursed back to health and properly trained at the shelter after he was found with a shock collar embedded into his neck over a year ago. —Amanda Rosa april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026 The 3-year-old female gray wolf when it was collared in 2025. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collar
Noun
For most of its history, in fact, The Wall was covered with ads, from Arrow collars and Stetson shoes in 1917 to Gem Blades and Lifebuoy soap in the 1940s. —Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Jordan, an energetic 2-year-old hound mix, was nursed back to health and properly trained at the shelter after he was found with a shock collar embedded into his neck over a year ago. —Amanda Rosa april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Race officials were able to collar him and return him home unharmed. —Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026 The 3-year-old female gray wolf when it was collared in 2025. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collar
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After his challenge attempt, Probst jumped right back into hosting duties, narrating as Joe earned the immunity necklace.— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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The style was made famous when Grace Kelly wore a necklace in the design in her movie High Society, but today it can sometimes be overshadowed by a slew of other hit designs at the house.— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
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Each year in the United States there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide – which is the legal term for when parents kill their children – according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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The school cut ties permanently in May when SUPER UW, an acronym for Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return, took over a campus building resulting in property damage and arrests.— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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That’s been enough for Minnesota to seize a 2-1 lead after trailing by 19 points early in Game 2.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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The other ship taken by Iran, the Francesca, stopped transmitting in the same area where it was seized.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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At one point, one of his attackers grab’s Pierre’s hoodie and throws him to the ground.— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The cat lunged, grabbed Bender’s arm, and just as quickly, the hunter shook it off, and the animal bolted.— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Rushing declined to say exactly what the cameras caught him saying.— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Funny enough, the Mets’ eighth inning started with Soto getting caught stealing.— Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jurors in Tanner Horner's murder trial viewed photos of his FedEx truck, the grim vessel prosecutors say was used to snatch 7-year-old Athena Strand from her own driveway and end her life.— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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However, at this pace, the former first rounder may very well snatch that top spot on the namesake marquee.— John Laghezza, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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For example, infrastructure funds — whose returns from mature technology deployment are slow but steady, and whose appeal has only grown in response to rising power demand from the AI boom — captured 77% of new capital raised.— Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Last June, Curiosity captured the first close-up images of a part of Mars scientists say provide evidence of how water once flowed on the red planet.— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/collar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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