snap up
verb
snapped up; snapping up; snaps up
: to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly
Shoppers came to the store to snap up bargains after the holidays.
The company is hiring. When they see your work history, they'll snap you up!
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The Oregon product has visited with a handful of teams who sit in the late-first-round to early-second-round range, and will likely fly off the board shortly after consensus top guard Olaivavega Ioane gets snapped up.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Hurry and snap up these savings before the flash sale ends tonight.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
And thousands of fans have already snapped up $80 round-trip train tickets from Boston to the commuter rail station near the stadium.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Hurry and snap up these savings before the flash sale ends tonight.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
And thousands of fans have already snapped up $80 round-trip train tickets from Boston to the commuter rail station near the stadium.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Allbirds, 5-day Retail traders snapped up Allbirds' shares on Wednesday amid the rally, data from Vanda Research shows.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snap up
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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