snapped (up)

verb

Definition of snapped (up)next
past tense of snap (up)
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly I snapped up the last remaining cupcake before anyone else could get their mitts on it

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  1. grabbed
  2. caught
  3. seized
  4. captured
Verb
  • Murray grabbed his jacket and walked out again.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Penny, a passenger on his way from a college class to the gym, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • But on Saturday, a New York City police sergeant was arrested and charged with two counts of petty larceny after officials said she was caught shoplifting at a Target on Long Island.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The speed of change in Syria over the past week caught even those in the Middle East by surprise but with a stockpile of chemical and biological weapons at stake, many are calling for quick and decisive action from the West.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of caught
Verb
  • Laboratory analysis also identified heroin among the drugs seized.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Agents also seized roughly $420,000 in cash.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
Verb
  • There will be no follow-up to his triumphant, transporting January couture, a fashion show that captured the world’s attention like absolutely no other.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of captured
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