snapped

verb

past tense of snap
1
as in barked
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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2
as in popped
to break suddenly with an explosive sound the fragile twig snapped in her hands

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3
as in photographed
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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4
as in changed
to pass from one form, state, or level to another she abruptly snapped alert

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Recent Examples of snapped There were big things in antiquity—the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico; the Colossus of Rhodes, which stood at two thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty until an earthquake snapped it at the knees in 226 BCE—but there weren’t many of them. — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 New York's Alexis Lafrenière had a six-game point streak snapped. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The defenseman took a few steps up the middle and snapped a shot to beat Stuart Skinner on the glove side. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The Chiefs led by three and the Raiders snapped the ball from the KC 48 with 10 seconds remaining and no timeouts. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 The only sliver of possibility is that part of the two long solar panels stretching off the spacecraft may have snapped off and survived. — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 As cameras snapped, Sanders placed a set of car keys into the teenager’s right hand. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 That contingency became necessary after Hill snapped a tendon in his left shoulder shortly before the encores at the band’s Brussels show. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Even as pressure from Treasury yields eased, the three major indexes still snapped their winning streaks in Wednesday's session. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapped
  1. barked
  2. popped
  3. photographed
  4. changed
  5. shouted
  6. shifted
  7. snarled
  8. varied
Verb
  • The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • After the top of the ninth, Orioles reliever Cam Sanders barked at the Red Sox dugout, leading Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran to shout back from the top step, but nothing more transpired.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of barked
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  • The $11 million spread is listed with Wade Weathers and Meg Kauffman at LandVest Christie’s International Real Estate and has come to market shortly after Vermont’s most expensive home popped up for sale.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kyle Tucker popped up to center, and Teoscar Hernandez struck out on a ball off the plate by about two and a half feet.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of popped
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  • Levine has photographed conflicts across the Middle East and in Ukraine for decades.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The campaign was photographed by Yuto Kudo, who used a predominantly analogue process, with the black-and-white film being developed by hand in a darkroom.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of photographed
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  • After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Legislature changed state law to ban the government from spending public funds on political ads.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of changed
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  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has already earned praise for his portrayal of Stallone.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • China, for example, shifted from a net provider of finance to a net extractor over the last decade.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Obviously, the mood has shifted around this college town thanks to the Hoosiers winning last year's CFP title, along with having a head coach in Curt Cignetti who has turned this program into a football juggernaut in just two years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifted
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  • The Broncos, at 4-11, flew back to Denver as a snowstorm snarled travel across the country.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The prolonged war in Ukraine has also snarled global wheat trade through the Black Sea, compounding economic effects and undermining food security in vulnerable countries.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarled
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  • Coaching was the most common answer in each country, but its prominence varied.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The same meta-analysis found that some associations varied by age and by whether passive use happened in general social media feeds or inside smaller online groups.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Snapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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