latch (on or onto)

verb

Definition of latch (on or onto)next
as in to snap (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch (on or onto)
  1. trap
  2. capture
  3. grab
  4. grapple
  5. snatch
  6. land
  7. seize
  8. nail
Verb
  • Lopez play Aurora, a classic screen siren who exists in the imagination of Luis Molina, a gay hairdresser, who retreats into fantasies while trapped in an Argentine prison.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Winds damaged at least 115 structures, trapping people inside their homes, according to a weather service preliminary summary.
    USA TODAY Graphics team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of trap
Verb
  • The Bills captured yet another wild-card win under head coach Sean McDermott and will return to the AFC divisional round for a fifth straight season.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This interconnection and interdependence of human, animal and environmental health are captured by the term One Health.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of capture
Verb
  • Zar rushed to a drawer and grabbed from it passports, as well as insurance and banking documents.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
  • So grab your favorite streaming device, line up some snacks, and let the enchantment unfold.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of grab
Verb
  • India is grappling with inflation that breached the RBI's 6% upper tolerance limit in October, reaching 6.21%, although its has since moderated.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Following launch, the space station’s Canadarm2 will grapple Cygnus no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 1, and the spacecraft will attach to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading by the Expedition 70 crew.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of grapple
Verb
  • Powerful streams of water from a veritable traffic jam of firetrucks were snatched by the wind and carried away as mist.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, snatched the third spot for the most affordable warm-weather destinations in the winter.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of snatch
Verb
  • My grandpa Sol from the Austin neighborhood was a U.S. Postal Service worker who was sent off to World War II and landed on Utah Beach on D-Day — a Jewish man who served to liberate all of us.
    Jennifer Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The plane eventually left KC for Denver at 5:20 p.m. Saturday and landed about 1 1/2 hours later.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of land
Verb
  • The Supreme Court should seize the first opportunity to overturn it.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Officers spoke with him and seized his electronic devices.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of seize
Verb
  • But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it.
    Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017
  • Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar.
    Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2017
Definition of nail
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“Latch (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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