: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
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snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic’s executive producer for audio, said the company was focused on figuring out its YouTube strategy while also publishing more short-form video clips via snippets from its podcasts.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Keeping with the Day and Night theme, her official website played snippets of two different instrumentals (for 12 hours each) on June 1.
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Jaeden Pinder,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The multichannel campaign included 15-second behind-the-scenes snippets on TikTok that garnered high loop rates, with high-impact posters greeting arriving jet setters at Heathrow’s baggage carousel.
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Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
These songs operate on Imagist principles, confined to a single image or snippet of conversation and sometimes eschewing a second verse to pursue a linear start-to-finish structure.
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Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Keeping with the Day and Night theme, her official website played snippets of two different instrumentals (for 12 hours each) on June 1.
—
Jaeden Pinder,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The multichannel campaign included 15-second behind-the-scenes snippets on TikTok that garnered high loop rates, with high-impact posters greeting arriving jet setters at Heathrow’s baggage carousel.
—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
These songs operate on Imagist principles, confined to a single image or snippet of conversation and sometimes eschewing a second verse to pursue a linear start-to-finish structure.
—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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