Dragnet

/ˈdɹæɡˌnɛt/

Synonyms for "dragnet" (90 found)

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Related words (45)

nooseperquisitionpicking upplugpossepound netpower grabprehensionprobepurse seinequestransackingrummagerunning insearchsearch partysearch warrantsearch-and-destroy operationsearchingseine
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seizureseizure of powersnaresnatchsnatchingsnigglespinnerspringesquidstalkstalkingstill hunttaking intaking into custodytoiltoilstrawlturning overwobbler
Noun(6 words)
roundupsweeptrammeltrawltrawl netwide net

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fishing gearfishing netfishnetinvestigationlaw enforcement actionnetpolicing operationschemesearch operationsystem

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7 entries
crime sweepdata sweepgillnetmass arrestseinesurveillance drivetrawl

Collocations

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broad dragnetdata dragnetfishing dragnetmass dragnetpolice dragnet

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Sample sentences

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Anchovy dragnets are an important part Korea's fishing sector. Over 99% of catches found in anchovy dragnets are anchovy. Although the annual total catches of anchovy have fluctuated, dragnets catch 55 to 70% of the total annual catch of anchovy. The remaining portion is caught with drift gill nets (10%) and other fishing methods.

Source: wiktionary

The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.

Source: wiktionary

When ponds are cleaned out periodically, fish are trapped or dragnetted and finally the pond is drained to remove all fish.

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In fact, Carty was not the man, but, after a police swoop had dragnetted twenty men suspected of having taken part in the business, he was lodged in Sligo jail and accused of this violence to the lady.

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