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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This similar Amazon find that more than 10,000 shoppers recently snapped up is fantastic for everything from simmering stews to roasting veggies for a crowd. Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 This three-quarter-acre property on a private lane in the Mandeville Canyon area of the ritzy Brentwood neighborhood offers the chance to snap up a micro-vineyard along with a snazzy new home. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025 Two years later, the comedian snapped up an adjacent property for $1.1 million and combined the two plots into one expansive estate. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 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 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 12 Dec. 2025.

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