1
as in trapping
to catch or hold as if in a net
the kite was stubbornly netted in the branches of the willow tree
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2
as in grabbing
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
a police sting that netted drug dealers from all parts of the city
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as in earning
to receive after charges and deductions have been made
the entrepreneur netted millions on that deal
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Recent Examples of netting
Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Cover plants with netting if birds are a problem and try a motion sensor sprinkler to startle away unsuspecting squirrels.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Soon after, the church’s Buildings and Grounds Committee got to work securing the tower and covering it with protective netting to make sure no other pieces were at risk of falling onto public spaces.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Another row of six towers and netting, some of them 130-feet-tall, just beyond the existing structures and running for about 260 feet along Edgewood Road.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
And if the plants need extra help, row covers or insect netting can protect them from early pests like cabbage worms or flea beetles.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Cover plants with netting if birds are a problem and try a motion sensor sprinkler to startle away unsuspecting squirrels.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Soon after, the church’s Buildings and Grounds Committee got to work securing the tower and covering it with protective netting to make sure no other pieces were at risk of falling onto public spaces.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Another row of six towers and netting, some of them 130-feet-tall, just beyond the existing structures and running for about 260 feet along Edgewood Road.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Netting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netting. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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