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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
ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
The Twins snapped a two-game skid and won for just the fourth time in 11 games.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Stream every snap on top channels like ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, and more.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The collar and three snap buttons on the front offer a more professional vibe, while the ribbed material adds texture.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
The Twins snapped a two-game skid and won for just the fourth time in 11 games.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Diggs played 40 out of 71 offensive snaps in his Patriots debut.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Stream every snap on top channels like ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, and more.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The coaches have asked Mahomes to look deep before throwing short, even if pre-snap alignments or pre-game film suggests the back end of the secondary will be occupied.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The collar and three snap buttons on the front offer a more professional vibe, while the ribbed material adds texture.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snap
Verb
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There were female writers, women who were the lead supervising producers barking out the assignments and calling the shots.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The costumes and production design are all Jacques Demy by way of Anthropologie, color-popped to impose personality on the personality-less (and with Bright Eyes and Mitski on the soundtrack to reinforce the indie tweeness).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Penelope was photographed waiting patiently in an elevator while wearing a white blouse and black and white polka dot shorts.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Amazon has received about 1,500 emails in the past year, and the company has changed about 455 processes based on that feedback, Jassy said.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Humans can also read between the lines, understand nuance, adapt to change and lend a listening ear in ways machines can’t.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yes, the interception was unfortunate, and the botched snap/clap in the second quarter was bizarre.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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His social media features posts of Austin at a Lakers game with his younger brother Jac, attending the wedding of his college friends, eating pasta in Italy and sharing throwback photos with his dad.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Starting from the questionable proposition that revolutionary movements require energy and that energy in its most basic form is derived from solar rays, Chizhevsky listed some historical developments that lined up with astronomical developments.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Larry Agran called for repayment with interest by year’s end, bylaw changes ensuring two seats for Irvine, an additional seat for Irvine if one more city joins the power authority and a freeze on basic tier rates through 2026.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the region has not yet had its first hard freeze, which can occur from late September to early October, depending on the forecast area.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Snap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snap. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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