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a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals the basketball didn't go into the basket—it just hit the net

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as in to earn
to receive after charges and deductions have been made the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal

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After the players shook hands at the net, the 26-year-old directed his anger towards Pinoargote, aiming a series of expletives at the umpire while Safiullin tried to celebrate his win. Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024 Democrats ceded a net of nine Senate seats in 2014 and were unable to come back to win a majority again until 2020, even then overcoming daunting odds to flip two Senate seats in Georgia. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024 Casting a wide net for ideas is also critical to create a culture where generative AI becomes a key part of everyone’s job. John Kell, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024 But the puck came right to Kostin, who had an open net to shoot at for his second goal of the preseason. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for net 

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“Net.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/net. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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