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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Beginning in 2023, ESRT spent $300 million snapping up 124,000 square feet of retail space along North 6th.
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Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 May 2026
The backstory In 1950 Île de Bendor was snapped up by drinks entrepreneur Paul Ricard, the eccentric creator of pastis.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
The move signals the intent on the part of Lucky Red, a leading Italian indie film distributor that is also active in film and TV production as well as sales, to ramp up production after being snapped up by an international group with broader shoulders.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 May 2026
Yesteryear has been an unequivocal smash, its film rights snapped up prepublication by Anne Hathaway, its reviews almost unanimously enthusiastic (followed by the inevitable dissent), its sales high enough to make most first-time authors weep.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 May 2026
The backstory In 1950 Île de Bendor was snapped up by drinks entrepreneur Paul Ricard, the eccentric creator of pastis.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
The move signals the intent on the part of Lucky Red, a leading Italian indie film distributor that is also active in film and TV production as well as sales, to ramp up production after being snapped up by an international group with broader shoulders.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 May 2026
Yesteryear has been an unequivocal smash, its film rights snapped up prepublication by Anne Hathaway, its reviews almost unanimously enthusiastic (followed by the inevitable dissent), its sales high enough to make most first-time authors weep.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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