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snatching

  • present participle
    of snatch.
    snatch
    verb (used without object)
    to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat ).

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In a nervy start to the tie-break, Gauff shanked a second-serve return wide before snatching a backhand volley into the net.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The officer invoked this exception against Lau, snatching his green card and “paroling” him into the country.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

But members understood the change would have meant snatching up to $800 a year more from their paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

“Well, really,” said Madam Malkin, snatching up the fallen robes and moving the tip of her wand over them like a vacuum cleaner, so that it removed all the dust.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling