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as in trap
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
you fell for my clever snare, you fool!
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as in to trap
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 to grab
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 snare
Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Then, as the tie kicked off, six drummers in the front row behind the goal tried to set the tempo of the game, their snares resting on a banner showing Ataturk, the founding father of the Turkish republic, and a quote, from history, about going forward.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Gray, eyes wide, snared the football and chugged into the end zone for the score.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
With a total budget of barely $40,000 per year, CATS also helps search the national park for snares set by bushmeat poachers and carries out an extensive conservation education program designed primarily to teach people how to stay safe around elephants.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Then, as the tie kicked off, six drummers in the front row behind the goal tried to set the tempo of the game, their snares resting on a banner showing Ataturk, the founding father of the Turkish republic, and a quote, from history, about going forward.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
Verb
Ticket mistakes or near misses do occasionally snare a big winner.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Gray, eyes wide, snared the football and chugged into the end zone for the score.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snare
Noun
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Later, the ladies end up falling into the trap of talking about politics at dinner (been there!).—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic and years of economic mismanagement by former military strongman Desi Bouterse had placed Suriname in a debt trap.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Focus on your waist, not just your weight As the size of a person’s belly grows, studies show the memory center of the brain shrinks and hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s disease can appear — namely beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Unwinding the tangle of sanctions — as well as countermeasures enacted by the Russian government — would be a long and complicated process.—
Patricia Cohen,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Lozano exited the match in the 28th minute after appearing to grab his left hamstring.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tari Eason scored 14 points and Dillon Brooks added 12. Sabonis’ injury Sabonis grabbed his left hamstring while running the floor just over a minute into the game.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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After a 40-bank robbing spree, the saga of South Florida’s most infamous gangsters ended with a midnight police ambush on a bridge over Sebastian Inlet that left Ashley and his cohorts dead.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Infuriated by the Oct 7, 2023, ambush, prosecutors say, Czuba directed his anger and his bigotry at the kindergartner and his mother, Hanan Shaheen, who are Muslims of Palestinian descent.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the clip it is seen in a striped prison-style outfit, has a tag that says 'Musk' and is being dragged by what appears to be a noose hung around the neck.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Later that month, a garage door pull rope fashioned into a noose was found in Wallace’s garage stall before a race at Talladega Superspeedway.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Attendees pose in front of Halloween decorations, then scramble to catch a photo beneath artificial snow nearby.—
Julius Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The show follows a Secret Service agent caught in a web of conspiracy after the U.S. president is assassinated, with no suspect in sight.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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The survey polled 1,033 adults via web, phone and field interviews from Feb. 4 -12 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Mar. 2025
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Surveillance cameras are crucial for deterring and solving crimes, finding missing people and fighting terrorism in cities across the US, but a unique web of eyes is observing Bourbon Street.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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But Cunningham used Daniels’ momentum against him, snatched the ball back between his legs, stepped back and drilled a 3 over Daniels’ outstretched arm.—
Hunter Patterson,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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On Election Day, Die Linke surprised analysts and appeared to snatch votes from the Greens and the Social Democrats, the party of the incumbent chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and got new voters to turn out.—
Tatiana Firsova,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Snare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snare. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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