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as in nettings
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
the basketball didn't go into the basket—it just hit the net
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as in traps
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
drug runners caught in an elaborate net set by the police
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as in tangles
something that catches and holds
caught in a net of palace intrigues
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as in earnings
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
his net for the year was about 60% of his total income
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as in hearts
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the net of the report on race relations is that things are better but not good enough
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as in meshes
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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as in grabs
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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Recent Examples of nets
Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
There are also climbing nets that kids can use to ascend to the rafters to take care of the animals up top.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Broadcast nets regularly use big NFL games to platform new and returning series.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Now, there were plenty of opportunities for this boy to play at the boys courts on the other side of the convention center where, mind you, the nets are over 7 in higher than our nets.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Fred Johnson, Darius Cooper and Jalyx Hunt traded their helmets for hair nets Monday night inside the MANNA Nutrition Center in Center City.
—Alicia Roberts, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Goaltenders Hannah Clark and Sophia Johnson split time in the Minnesota nets.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
For example, a win in the Big Ten conference nets each player two stickers, while a victory against the University of Michigan garners three stickers.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, to catch wild shrimp requires massive nets that capture many different forms of marine life, known as bycatch, which can be 10x more than the shrimp catch.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
The good news is that there are still some last-chance Cyber Monday deals, such as this fantastic Walmart deal, which nets you over $1000 off the Sony A7R V camera.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
That money nets him a seafood feast in the French port city of Marseille.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Each player on the winning team nets $530,933 this season, while players on the second-place team receive $212,373.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s no time like the present to copy Reese Witherspoon’s loungewear look — Spanx is running a bundle deal that nets you two items for 15 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Nothing that nets to any new hirings given the federal government wipeout, the decline and fall of Biden’s pet projects, and the creation of meager health-care jobs and some small AI data center construction.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The base model nets you a Ryzen AI 9 365 processor, 16GB of memory, a 1TB SSD, a GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, and a 3K OLED screen.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
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The Wild were missing nets on grade-A chances throughout the first two periods, lost a battle behind the net on the go-ahead Devils goal in the final seconds of the second and then missed backchecks and assignments throughout the third.
—Verb
Suno users generate 7 million new tracks a day, which every two weeks nets out to about as many songs as exist on Spotify.
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“Nets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nets. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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