gloved

verb

Definition of glovednext
past tense of glove
as in roped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloved
  1. grabbed
  2. grappled
  3. captured
  4. corralled
  5. seized
  6. clasped
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
  • The high-stakes court battle centered on concerns that the mega-merger would add to the financial woes of consumers who have grappled with the rising cost of food.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of grappled
Verb
  • Giovanni’s playful reflection on aging and the alchemy of storytelling captured an essential truth about her work.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For fans that watch and wager on the game, more bettors for this year’s contest are betting on Army, who went 11-1 this season and captured the AAC Championship last week in a conference title game win over Tulane.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Rotating teams of skilled artisans corralled over six million tons of stone to bury the king and his belongings in a perfect pyramid, using only rudimentary tools.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Prieto corralled the loose ball and took it all the way to the end zone for an interception return touchdown.
    Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of corralled
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
  • By late afternoon, Fernandez is dozing in his chair, mouth agape, hands clasped in his lap.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of clasped
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