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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Amazon Prime Day 2025 is coming to an end — but there’s still time for Prime members to snap up exclusive deals. Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 July 2025 Sure enough, when pick 54 rolled around on draft night, the Pacers snapped up Peter. Tony East, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Who will snap up Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo’s SoCal estate, which just landed on the market for a whopping $65 million? Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025 The Miccosukee Tribe was in loose talks to purchase the property and conserve it, and the state of Florida was interested in snapping up the land to use as a staging ground for hurricane supplies while agreeing to halt any future development on the rest of the site. Alex Harris july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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