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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Or snap up these plush throw blankets with holiday patterns to give as gifts or to drape over your bed or couch for a cheerful decor touch.
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Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
So get on your flying bike and snap up this Star Wars Black Series Scout Trooper Helmet before it's gone!
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Its current-day iteration began in 2016 when hoteliers Frankie and Josephine Whelehan snapped up the property, renovated, and flung open the doors once again in 2018.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Blue Ant Media Corp is snapping up one of Canada‘s top production companies, Thunderbird Entertainment.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
So get on your flying bike and snap up this Star Wars Black Series Scout Trooper Helmet before it's gone!
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Its current-day iteration began in 2016 when hoteliers Frankie and Josephine Whelehan snapped up the property, renovated, and flung open the doors once again in 2018.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Blue Ant Media Corp is snapping up one of Canada‘s top production companies, Thunderbird Entertainment.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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 6 Dec. 2025.
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