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noun

Definition of lassonext
as in lariat
a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck

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verb

as in to rope

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Recent Examples of lasso
Noun
Director Ben Wheatfield’s over-the-top neo-Western lassoes nonstop mayhem. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 Again, the Laquerarius, who was equipped with a lasso, is thought to have been identical to a Retiarius, except the latter had a net. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
For example, trick roping performed by horse riders that don’t actually lasso animals or choreographed riding to music are not included in the ban. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Texas is riding high as Hollywood's go-to story setting, lassoing major series from two powerhouse TV franchises this spring. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lasso
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasso
  1. lariat
  2. rope
  3. grapple
  4. corral
  5. grab
  6. glove
Noun
  • The 59 year old paired her forearm-length top with a pair of wide-legged blue jeans, a gold lariat necklace, and a pair of oversized round black-to-yellow gradient sunglasses.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 June 2026
  • Back in the ring, Okada and Takeshita went back-and-forth in an excellent sequence with a wheelbarrow back suplex from Takeshita, followed by a running dropkick from Takeshita and a fighting-spirit lariat from Okada.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of lariat
Verb
  • Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Some of those startups started in the San Francisco Bay area, where AI dating apps are hosting parties, speed dating, coffee meet-ups and other in-person events to rope people into using their new service.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of rope
Verb
  • Reading scores among high school seniors are at their lowest in decades, according to federal testing data, while schools across the country are grappling with how to respond to waning attention spans and artificial intelligence.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Chatrie and the Supreme Court For decades, the court has grappled with law enforcement’s use of technologies to track the location of people or things.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of grapple
Verb
  • All five of the suspects have residences in San Francisco, accoring to police, and the San Francisco Police Department helped corral them in Richmond.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Moments later, another shot on goal was once again corralled by Nyland.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of corral
Verb
  • Schieffelin, who played football last season because had used up his basketball eligibility, used his bulky frame to grab eight rebounds on an 11-point night.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Once the excitement had died down, the team gathered in a circle and a player went up to Haaland, grabbed the back of his neck and kissed his cheek.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of grab
Verb
  • Don’t allow smoking near your garden, and wash your hands or glove them before tending tomatoes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
  • If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Definition of glove

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“Lasso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasso. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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