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 Telasco Segovia provided assists on both goals as the Herons snapped a two-match winless run. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 Andrew’s head snapped forward, his eye blurred in a burst of flesh and bone, the hollow filling with blood as a bullet tore through his head. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 The Bruins tied the game when Mittelstadt took a feed from James Hagen and snapped a shot past Arvid Söderblom. — Jim Fuller, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026 Wyatt Kaiser snapped a third-period tie, Spencer Knight made 25 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The Dallas Cowboys snapped a losing stretch with a 38-21 road win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, jumping back into the NFC East race at 3-4. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026 Filip Hronek scored a power-play goal with 11 seconds to go in overtime to cap a run of four consecutive goals by the Vancouver Canucks, who snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 6-5 comeback win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Bijan Robinson rushed for 63 yards as the Falcons snapped a two-game skid. — ABC News, 25 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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  • Third-string tight end Luke Schoonmaker is also questionable to play with a groin injury that popped up in Thursday’s practice.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When the meeting concluded, some of the scientists popped their bottles of cava in celebration.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of popped
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  • Marysia photographed Svetlana posing with the enchanted fish.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Russia’s presence at G20 gathering roils European allies Concerns about any prospects for the talks escalated when the Europeans balked at being photographed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of photographed
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  • That changed when Detective Tim Cooper, who watched that episode as a child, had a chance encounter in 2018 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church parking lot.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The scale, frequency, quantification, and accessibility of social comparison have all changed.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of changed
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  • The accuser recalled banging on the locked toilet door to escape and says a man outside may have shouted to ask if everything was okay.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The risk shifted to Utah's southeast, where streams ran fast and high.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 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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  • While Friday’s industrial action has been nationwide, demands have varied from one location to the next.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The agents engaged in a wide range of activities that varied markedly across agents despite identical starting conditions.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Snapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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