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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 The show snared nearly $80 million in advertising revenue in 2024, according to Guideline, a tracker of ad spending. —
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 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 Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed. —CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed. —ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 Kuminga, 23, snared a rebound under his own basket with about five seconds left in the quarter. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 In 1996, the Australian state of Victoria snared the race from South Australia’s Adelaide, which had been the F1 season finale every year since 1985. —Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Others with North Texas ties have been snared in the web of scrutiny around Epstein. —Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 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 Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed. —CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed. —ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 Kuminga, 23, snared a rebound under his own basket with about five seconds left in the quarter. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 In 1996, the Australian state of Victoria snared the race from South Australia’s Adelaide, which had been the F1 season finale every year since 1985. —Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Others with North Texas ties have been snared in the web of scrutiny around Epstein. —Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Most of the residents were able to evacuate on their own, but there were a couple in an upper unit that was trapped by the flames.— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Yes, parents and athletes get trapped in this vicious cycle being promised that college coaches will be in attendance (HUGE LIE).— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Stephens and her daughter had gone to bed when Knight grabbed knives from the kitchen, walked into their bedroom and attacked the woman as her daughter lay next to her.— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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The witness said a woman believed to be a store employee grabbed at a backpack carried by one of the men, prompting that man to throw a punch at her.— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.— Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Their little brother Dante is an irresponsible party boy, tangled up with a ruthless local gang.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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The barbed fact is that the woman caught in the middle of this unusual male arrangement benefits from none of their newfound emotional enlightenment.— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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Being caught and released multiple times could lead to injury or death for the muskie.— Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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It's ensnared all kinds of products, including phones, laptops, and consoles, forcing consumers to pay more or hold off on purchases.— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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The high-profile dispute has, over the past year and a half, ensnared several other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
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Randle failed to hustle back into the play after Denver snatched an offensive rebound on a 45-foot heave with two minutes left.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Instead of eating the premium patties, the couple stuffed the burgers into a large duffel, adding desserts snatched from the buffet, the blog added.— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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In October, the DEA Los Angeles Field Division found 628,000 pills containing carfentanil, while in September, officials seized more than 50,000 counterfeit M30 pills from a person at a gas station in Washington state that turned out to be a mixture of carfentanil and acetaminophen.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The West Metro Drug Task Force has arrested a man and seized a large quantity of drugs following a months-long investigation dating back to November.— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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The incident was captured on camera by a freelance news videographer and appeared to show Evans acting calm and raising his hands in the air when an officer fired a bean bag round that struck him in the stomach, dropping him to the ground.— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Stormwater captured in dams, reservoirs and spreading grounds figured out to be an amazing 185% of average for this time of year, the county reported.— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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