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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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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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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
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
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CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The Nuggets compiled a 10-0 run midway through the second quarter before Luka Garza (11 points, five rebounds) snapped it with back-to-back makes in the paint, the second off a nifty feed from Baylor Scheierman.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The Hawks snapped their two-game losing skid amid franchise-altering news.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The guy hasn’t snapped a chinstrap since Week 7 of the 2024 season, when his knee decided to call it a career in San Francisco a few years early.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Both indexes snapped three-day losing streaks.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
One of the bridesmaids snapped a mirror photo of the moment, which Edgar-Jones shared.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The Arizona Cardinals have finally snapped their five-game losing streak, doing so in convincing fashion with a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The Nuggets compiled a 10-0 run midway through the second quarter before Luka Garza (11 points, five rebounds) snapped it with back-to-back makes in the paint, the second off a nifty feed from Baylor Scheierman.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The Hawks snapped their two-game losing skid amid franchise-altering news.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The guy hasn’t snapped a chinstrap since Week 7 of the 2024 season, when his knee decided to call it a career in San Francisco a few years early.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Both indexes snapped three-day losing streaks.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
One of the bridesmaids snapped a mirror photo of the moment, which Edgar-Jones shared.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The Arizona Cardinals have finally snapped their five-game losing streak, doing so in convincing fashion with a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapped
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Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Singleton gestured rapidly and barked at his teammates after the play.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
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Turcotte found the puck and popped in his third goal of the season.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And in November, Puma shares popped up again, this time on rumblings that China’s sportswear firm Anta Sports could be eyeing the German athletic brand.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dressed in casual clothes and comfortable shoes, Elordi and Giannulli are photographed grabbing coffee and walking Elordi’s dog in Silver Lake, a neighborhood in Los Angeles.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
15 Jan. 2026
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In his more than 30-year career, Janner photographed many of the biggest news stories in Austin but his greatest joy is photographing moments in the lives of everyday people.—
Staff Photographer,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That changed in 2019, when the company secured permission to lock phones for 60 days to reduce fraud.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Yet, everything changed last week.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with Interesting Engineering at CES, Flywing representative Troye Qu said the company intentionally shifted focus away from cameras as passive recording tools.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Good briefly put the vehicle in reverse, then shifted into drive and hit the gas, with the wheels seemingly turned to the right instead of directly ahead toward Ross.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Covid pandemic snarled airplane assembly at both Boeing and its chief rival, Airbus, with supply chain delays and loss of experienced workers, even after the worst of the health crisis subsided.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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However varied the path, the payoff at the top is substantial.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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As a result, cargo volumes varied drastically by month at the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Snapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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