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nabbed

VERB

seize

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehend arrest capture catch clutch cop detain grab nail snatch take

WEAK

pick up run in take into custody

Antonyms

STRONG

be immune free give let go liberate lose misunderstand receive release unfasten

Example Sentences

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The low-cost investment manager has nabbed a portfolio manager from Morgan Stanley while it builds out active funds to challenge incumbents like Pimco.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It acquired Canada’s largest spice firm in 1959, and nabbed a California-based vegetable dehydrating plant in 1961.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He got nabbed after almost 14 years on the lam, some of them spent teaching scuba in Egypt.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Jordan's nomination for best actor is among 16 nods the film nabbed for Hollywood's most coveted honours, which are set to take place next month in Los Angeles.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

A rising starlet who, despite her years, had already nabbed a series of covetable roles beside the titans of the stage vanished without a trace after the opening night of Di Shturem: The Yiddish Tempest.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny