as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
the manager glommed the shoplifter just as she was about to bolt out of the store
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Recent Examples of glom
Mainstream corporate America gloms onto a new artist with an improbable rise and anoints them their marketing cheat code of the moment.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The nonprofit also glommed onto the fact that technology trials for sortation and other forms of preparation must be a priority because many of its employees are differently abled, meaning that adaptations will need to be made.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Subsequently, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah glommed on to the Big 12 while Stanford and California went bi-coastal, accepting last-minute refuge in the ACC.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The church uncritically glomming onto the latest LM for its liturgical, educational, or pastoral work will compound the harm in this area already inflicted by the long, lonely slog of the pandemic.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2024
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The nonprofit also glommed onto the fact that technology trials for sortation and other forms of preparation must be a priority because many of its employees are differently abled, meaning that adaptations will need to be made.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Subsequently, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah glommed on to the Big 12 while Stanford and California went bi-coastal, accepting last-minute refuge in the ACC.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The church uncritically glomming onto the latest LM for its liturgical, educational, or pastoral work will compound the harm in this area already inflicted by the long, lonely slog of the pandemic.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glom
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Urban Roots was the only California brewery to grab a spot on USA Today’s list of the best brewpubs in the United States.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Most people scroll past because your opening didn't grab them fast enough.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Over the course of his long career, magician and endurance performer David Blaine has taken on all kinds of death-defying feats: catching a bullet in his teeth, fasting for 44 days, or holding his breath for a record-breaking 17 minutes and 4 seconds, to name a few.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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Some of the cars involved in the crash had caught fire and authorities are having trouble identifying them.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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He was snatched from a Tijuana hotel in May 2020 and was beaten and tortured, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Miguel said the team has to avoid opening the door for opponents to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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Documents show police seized the following items from Kohberger that night: four medical-style gloves, a white T-shirt, a Champion sweatshirt, a pair of size 13 Nike shoes, and black shorts, boxers and socks, all from Under Armour.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Late last year, a U.K. court ruled that police could seize $3.3 million worth of frozen assets from the brothers to cover years of unpaid taxes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Lucy Dacus has been getting deep in touch with her emotions in anticipation of her fourth studio album, Forever Is a Feeling, out March 28.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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The whole Rasta thing really got me out of the mindset of doing drugs and more into, like, health.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Glom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glom. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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