snap up
phrasal 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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Available colors and sizing are limited, so be sure to snap up your pair before they’re gone.
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Cohen and Twig’s nebulous idea turned into StreamOnce, an early enterprise collaboration player that got snapped up by a larger enterprise collaboration player called Jive Software not long after its inception.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Consider snapping up Walmart's Thanksgiving basket that will feed a crowd of 10 for less than $40 or ALDI's Thanksgiving meal deal that features a 14-pound turkey for $40.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Madar has been snapping up licenses — from an extension of Coach’s fragrance license to the recent inkings of ones with Off-White and Longchamp — but also has driven the acquisition of Goutal and the launch of an in-house brand called Solférino.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Cohen and Twig’s nebulous idea turned into StreamOnce, an early enterprise collaboration player that got snapped up by a larger enterprise collaboration player called Jive Software not long after its inception.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Consider snapping up Walmart's Thanksgiving basket that will feed a crowd of 10 for less than $40 or ALDI's Thanksgiving meal deal that features a 14-pound turkey for $40.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Madar has been snapping up licenses — from an extension of Coach’s fragrance license to the recent inkings of ones with Off-White and Longchamp — but also has driven the acquisition of Goutal and the launch of an in-house brand called Solférino.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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