snare drum
noun
: a small double-headed drum with one or more snares stretched across its lower head see drum illustration
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But in a Western Conference playoff race that is tighter than a snare drum, wins are the only currency that matters.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Your grandmother spotted it and gave you your very first instrument: a snare drum.
—Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The textures are burnished but vague: Is that a snare drum?
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ There really aren’t many ways to screw up a straightforward ballad that needs only a rolling snare drum as required instrumentation, but leave it to the Simpson sisters circa 2004 to burn it all down.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Your grandmother spotted it and gave you your very first instrument: a snare drum.
—Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The textures are burnished but vague: Is that a snare drum?
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ There really aren’t many ways to screw up a straightforward ballad that needs only a rolling snare drum as required instrumentation, but leave it to the Simpson sisters circa 2004 to burn it all down.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Snare drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snare%20drum. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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