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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Here are 15 of the top patio furniture deals to snap up during Wayfair's big event.
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Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The persistent growth reflects the exploding capital expenditures from hyperscalers, which are snapping up GPUs for their data center computing infrastructure that underpins their AI initiatives.
—Katie Tarasov,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 May 2026
They’re poised to snap up Nvidia’s chips and other computing products to support their own artificial intelligence ambitions.
—Ian King, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Aggressive companies affiliated with private equity firms and asset managers have been snapping up insurers and, in some cases, engaging in highly complex deals that can imperil policyholders.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
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Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The persistent growth reflects the exploding capital expenditures from hyperscalers, which are snapping up GPUs for their data center computing infrastructure that underpins their AI initiatives.
—Katie Tarasov,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 May 2026
They’re poised to snap up Nvidia’s chips and other computing products to support their own artificial intelligence ambitions.
—Ian King, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Aggressive companies affiliated with private equity firms and asset managers have been snapping up insurers and, in some cases, engaging in highly complex deals that can imperil policyholders.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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