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as in to bark
to speak sharply or irritably
the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us
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as in to change
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
she abruptly snapped alert
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as in clap
a loud explosive sound
the plastic coat hook broke off with a loud snap when he tried to hang the heavy bag on it
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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
took several snaps of his family for the scrapbook
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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
the team is showing a lot of snap tonight
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as in freeze
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
a prolonged cold snap
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as in shred
a very small amount
I don't care a snap about gossip
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
this test will be a snap
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
a snap course that even an idiot could pass
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as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
made a snap decision
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Recent Examples of snap
Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The Knicks, seeking their first championship since 1973, will be trying to bounce back after the Spurs snapped their 13-game winning streak on Monday.
—Brian Mahoney, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Former Detroit Lions star center Frank Ragnow had a wild 2025 NFL season despite never playing a snap.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Joohee Cho, ABC News, 4 June 2026
The snap curfew veto had defensible grounds.
—Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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Verb
San Antonio got on the board in the finals, taking Game 3 115-111 and snapping New York's 13-game playoff win streak.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The Knicks, seeking their first championship since 1973, will be trying to bounce back after the Spurs snapped their 13-game winning streak on Monday.
—Brian Mahoney, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
Noun
Gillotte played around 40% of the defensive snaps during the first 12 games of the season.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Former Detroit Lions star center Frank Ragnow had a wild 2025 NFL season despite never playing a snap.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Adjective
The attempt failed within hours, and Yoon was impeached and removed by the Constitutional Court four months later, triggering the snap election that made Lee president.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 4 June 2026
The snap curfew veto had defensible grounds.
—Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snap
Verb
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As the band blares, Georgia fans bark for the Dawgs and Alabama faithful screech Roll Tide.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
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Many of the contributions strived to be very funny, opportunities for everyone reading to bark or clap for a few seconds before continuing to scroll and forgetting the commenter’s existence forever.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Different types of circles with different patterns pop up on the headset.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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How did the ghostly choir samples of Philly drill pop up in Stockton goon music?—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Verb
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It has also been extensively photographed and filmed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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The same day, they were photographed together at the Churchill Downs racetrack.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Verb
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And while there was plenty of ball left after that, the game changed from that moment.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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At the same time, the science underlying vaccination has changed beyond recognition, driven by the singular breakthrough discovery in the late nineteenth century that microbes—bacteria and virus—cause infectious disease.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Let’s do a slow clap for the first five-star episode of the season!—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Eli, with her co-producers Jason Vance Harris and Mike Wise, are clearly students of ’90s and ’00s R&B-pop, which means sharp new jack swing clap-snares, sparkling DX7 keyboards, and virtuosic vocal runs.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2026
Noun
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This photo provided by Kylie Rouse shows the remnants of Shane and Jimmie Tipton's home in Unionville, Missouri, on June 10, 2026, after a tornado struck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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One photo shows the fragments of a bomb.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Liu said the network will eventually be opened to sectors including industrial manufacturing, energy, power, and the low-altitude economy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Consolidating its advantage in frontier AI will require solving the energy bottlenecks that currently constrain compute capacity.—
Eric Schmidt,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Officials have laid off workers, cut back on some services and instituted a hiring freeze.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
5 Dec. 2025
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Frostbite is when the skin and underlying tissue freezes.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Snap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snap. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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