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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 Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Kardashian was also snapped with Law Roach, who styled her for the first time that evening. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 Gomez was also feeling the center part the day prior, when she was snapped in Tribeca with a full, wavy bombshell blowout, again descending from a center part. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026 That’s just one example of how Lizzie came to be regarded as a woman who snapped under the pressure of Victorian misogyny. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Washington had its four-game win streak snapped and lost at home for just the third time in its last 12. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 In the third post of her family’s early summer activities, the parents snapped a photo with the kids in the stands of an aquarium show. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Ethan Ampadu snapped into tackles, Noah Okafor had the beating of Ferdi Kadioglu and Dominic Calvert-Lewin was a menace with his physicality. — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 By the museum’s front steps, in the shadow of the main building, Qassem Hassan Nasser leaned in close with a camera and snapped a high-resolution photo of a wooden artifact. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 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
Verb
  • As a bonus, to fully un-break the Heartbreakers’ circle, Lynch stepped aside from the drums for the final number to let lat his successor, Steve Ferrone, step in for the finale, and 21st-century utility man Scott Thurston popped in as well.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The New Balance 990v7 popped up suddenly Wednesday on a New York City billboard.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of popped
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  • There was even a banner moment inside the posh fifth-floor Skywalker Grill where a group of directors gathered to be photographed in what could very well become a seminal photo of Hollywood influence in the 21st century.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • After securing the articles into evidence, state police said they were downloaded and photographed.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of photographed
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  • The authors of the current study took a different route, examining whether the theorem could survive when the mathematical description of probability changed.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • That changed in 2013, when a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event, revealing two narrow rings around an object barely 250 kilometers across.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of changed
Verb
  • Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond Seoul, Time Out shouted out other cool areas in cities like Bogotá, Glasgow, Mumbai and Los Angeles.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • His reliance on the cane has slowed him down, so Crouch has shifted roles, from field hand to recruiter, operating mainly as the guy behind the keyboard, lining up volunteers to plant, scout, harvest and build the next nursery.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Later, Sanguinetti shifted her focus to taking still images of Guile and Beli.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shifted
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  • The pipeline has been relied upon to transport production from the Persian Gulf as transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains snarled.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That, plus some afternoon thunderstorms, snarled airport operations on Sunday evening.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarled
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  • The team varied the identity presented to a model while keeping the underlying tasks the same.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Implementation of the state’s model policies has varied among local school divisions, contributing to a prolonged dispute over transgender policies in Virginia schools.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of varied

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“Snapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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