snagged

verb

past tense of snag
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly often late for work, I generally snag a bagel as I run out the door in the morning

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Recent Examples of snagged David Ashman of Mohnton, Pennsylvania, was on a charter boat off Hatteras when his Shimano Trevala rod snagged something that fought with him for 15 minutes. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Milsap received the Grammy for best country vocal performance by a male in February 1977, and Kent Robbins (no relation to Pig) snagged a Country Music Association nomination for best country song. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 With the bases loaded and two outs, David Hamilton hit a line drive off left-hander Jefry Yan that Lindor snagged on his backhand with a dive to his right. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Sheppard snagged Tyrod Taylor’s pass, then narrowly got both feet down before going out of bounds. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 With four seconds left in the first half, Mitchell snagged a needle-threading pass from Clark and finished in traffic for her 20th and 21st points of the night. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Some of the furniture got snagged in delivery delays, but Appleton worked his usual magic. — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 Rhea Seehorn snagged the Individual Achievement in Drama award for Apple TV’s Pluribus. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 Fields had guest appearances on Cobra Kai and Insecure, and snagged a lead part on the Netflix sitcom The Upshaws. — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snagged
  1. grabbed
  2. caught
  3. snatched
Verb
  • Clark then went back to his golf bag, grabbed another iron, and placed it behind the ball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The one that has grabbed most of the headlines is its pull back from LIV.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • The 6-2 Marshall, a former second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers, hasn’t made big plays in the passing game, but has caught Slowik’s eye in another area.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Noah Tarrant caught both scoring passes, 12 and 63 yards, and finished with five catches for 106 yards.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of caught
Verb
  • Mendoza’s first drive ended with his first interception, which Texans linebacker Wade Woodaz snatched and took back 80 yards for a pick six.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves then snatched the paintings and fled through the museum’s gardens—the whole heist took place in under three minutes.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of snatched

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“Snagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snagged. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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