as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
the brazen seagull snatched the french fry right from my hand
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as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal
to the police chief, it didn't look like a snatch, but another case of a bride-to-be getting cold feet
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Recent Examples of snatch
Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 July 2025
McLaren, who snatched the Constructors’ title last year, have carried that momentum into 2025 and now sit firmly atop the standings.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Alan G. Artner, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2017
The beat is now peppy with drum and snatches of piano, a common Beatles rhythm.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017
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Verb
Tennis players: snatch the Year of Ours white tennis dress before anyone else does, while perusing other great buys, such as On running sneakers to Feetures socks, to outfit your sport looks in full.
Masks, pore pads, gentle face cleansers!
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 July 2025
McLaren, who snatched the Constructors’ title last year, have carried that momentum into 2025 and now sit firmly atop the standings.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
The text, sung by two sopranos, may well have been in Esperanto, as only snatches were decipherable.
—Alan G. Artner, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2017
The beat is now peppy with drum and snatches of piano, a common Beatles rhythm.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snatch
Verb
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Leave your troubles behind and grab a lime, because Thursday is National Tequila Day.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Concerned, the roommates grabbed golf clubs from one of the first-floor bedrooms and checked the house for a possible intruder.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Scannell also said that his dogs as well as one of his neighbors suffered respiratory problems after one of the project's contractors — who was later fired — was caught dumping debris out of the building's windows.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Here’s how, when and where to catch these two solar system objects as their paths cross each other.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Officers reviewed a surveillance video that confirmed the account of the abduction.—
Ariela Lopez,
jsonline.com,
21 July 2025
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New York State Police now say there is no indication that an abduction happened.—
Stephen Sorace , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Marino revealed to This American Life that during the early days of filming the reality show, Butler approached him about selling large amounts of marijuana that had been seized in drug raids by Wielsch.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Investigators noted that one of the devices that was seized could not be examined because it was encrypted, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The show begins in 1989 when five Black and Latino teenagers are wrongfully accused of rape in the Central Park Jogger case.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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Corrections officials say two Arkansas prison employees errantly helped Grant Hardin, the former police chief convicted of murder and rape, escape from a prison in May.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Snatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snatch. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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