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Recent Examples of lassos
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026 Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss. —Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Perhaps good writers/speakers could carry lassos, rope the culprits in, and teach them proper English! —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026 Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss. —Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassos
Noun
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Flapper-worthy tassels and liquid lariats?— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
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Chokers, lariats, diamonds by the yard—some would argue that there’s a place for all of them in the safe, but discerning collectors tend to end up reaching for the trusty favorite, time after time.— Victoria Herman, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This enthusiasm comes even as the party grapples with record-low voter approval ratings.— Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, United Airlines slashed its full-year earnings outlook yesterday as the air carrier grapples with soaring fuel costs.— Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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After the premium increase is factored in, the average retiree nets roughly $38 more per month.— Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Class and society constrain all, and Age of Innocence traps its characters in their gauzy and ornate world.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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Developed by a team of scientists from the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF), the new filter reportedly traps the fibers shed during everyday laundry.— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ebuehi starts to drive away as the officer reaches out and grabs Ebuehi and the scooter.— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The zookeeper grabs him and delivers the line of the year.— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s because the design of the shop corrals visitors through a specific pathway.— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Sorrell lines one up the middle, but Boles easily corrals it for the force out at second.— Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users.— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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The cat who reaches through the kennel bars and hooks a paw around your finger.— Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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Maybe Deandre Ayton snares his first signature Lakers moment.— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Lassos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/lassos. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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