as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
we ran into a slight snag the night before the show
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
often late for work, I generally snag a bagel as I run out the door in the morning
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Recent Examples of snag
Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Image In the past few years, as pandemic supply chain snags and geopolitical shocks produced a spike in prices around the world, officials in Japan seized the opportunity to turn elevated import costs into lasting inflation.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
While snagging the 2022 purple Lamborghini Urus — valued at $280,000 — was a dream come true, the reality of maintaining such a luxury vehicle soon hit home.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Before, different procedures in the House and Senate caused time-consuming snags in this delivery system.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Image In the past few years, as pandemic supply chain snags and geopolitical shocks produced a spike in prices around the world, officials in Japan seized the opportunity to turn elevated import costs into lasting inflation.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Four weeks after Stanley Supper Club co-owner Benjamin Barlow snagged his second James Beard Award nomination as a chef, here comes another restaurant hours outside of Boise — with a win.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
While snagging the 2022 purple Lamborghini Urus — valued at $280,000 — was a dream come true, the reality of maintaining such a luxury vehicle soon hit home.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snag
Noun
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Models congregated outside in the smoking area, naturally, while the Burberry PR team could be spotted clinking glasses to celebrate their blockbuster show going off without a hitch.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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During showtime, the skit went off without a hitch, with Segel giving the iconic towel surprise before walking off-camera.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Tari Eason scored 14 points and Dillon Brooks added 12. Sabonis’ injury Sabonis grabbed his left hamstring while running the floor just over a minute into the game.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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Lozano exited the match in the 28th minute after appearing to grab his left hamstring.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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But there’s a catch: The pharma giant wants tax cuts before moving forward.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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That was on top of his four interceptions and 11 pass breakups on defense while allowing only 23 catches and one TD on 41 targets in coverage.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On Election Day, Die Linke surprised analysts and appeared to snatch votes from the Greens and the Social Democrats, the party of the incumbent chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and got new voters to turn out.—
Tatiana Firsova,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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But Cunningham used Daniels’ momentum against him, snatched the ball back between his legs, stepped back and drilled a 3 over Daniels’ outstretched arm.—
Hunter Patterson,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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One example of such work would be thinking about how to minimize the risk that pathogens caught in a hospital sink would get aerosolized and spread to patients, said Joseph Graves, Jr., an evolutionary biologist and geneticist at North Carolina A&T State University and a leader of the project.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Then, when the risk of frost is over, seedlings can be planted in pots or on the ground outdoors.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Snag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snag. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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