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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
Thanks to his leadership, Winchester snapped a 35-year conference title drought in the Middlesex League.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The loss snapped the Tommies’ NCAA-leading winning streak at 11 games.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The Leafs snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Red Raiders had their five-game win streak snapped Saturday at UCF, 88-80.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
Behind 35 points from Brandon Ingram, Toronto (29-21) was able finish with a 56-42 advantage in the paint, but Orlando’s win snapped a four-game losing streak against the Canadian team that reached back to last season.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The couple had a wintry Valentine's Day 2024 with their kids, and Biel snapped a cuddly moment between Timberlake and Phineas.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 31 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 Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
—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
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The loss snapped the Tommies’ NCAA-leading winning streak at 11 games.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The Leafs snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Red Raiders had their five-game win streak snapped Saturday at UCF, 88-80.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
Behind 35 points from Brandon Ingram, Toronto (29-21) was able finish with a 56-42 advantage in the paint, but Orlando’s win snapped a four-game losing streak against the Canadian team that reached back to last season.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The couple had a wintry Valentine's Day 2024 with their kids, and Biel snapped a cuddly moment between Timberlake and Phineas.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 31 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 Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapped
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This was mostly because Sonia was busy with the German shepherd, who slept behind a gate in the kitchen and barked frantically whenever another parent came to the door.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Another neighbor, Amber Udasco, said the family had a large dog that barked and that the family kept chickens on the side of their house.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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All of a sudden, this idea just popped into my head to put the film in the future, with no human beings left, and hardly any animal life, basically only insects.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Noma has previously popped up in Tulum and Kyoto.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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The activist was photographed in a quirky outfit that was full of early-aughts trends.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Last month, the Herald photographed the delivery of scores of new SUVs to an ICE operations center in Burlington.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Carl Phillips on writing the poems that changed the course of his life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the time, Border Patrol agents were conducting enforcement operations in the area when civilians blew whistles and shouted, forcing authorities to tell the crowd to stay on the sidewalk in order to steer clear of law enforcement activity.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers opposed to the move tore up agenda papers, shouted slogans and blew whistles, bringing proceedings to a halt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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With the postponement, the NBA shifted the game to Sunday and the Timberwolves and Warriors played each other on back-to-back nights, as the second game was played on Monday as regularly scheduled.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But a computer outage that snarled airlines nationwide forced Kerkering to change his flight back to Philadelphia.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Temperatures were plummeting as tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power from a blast of snow and ice last weekend that snarled traffic, knocked down trees and caused more than 100 deaths.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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How pronounced the link was between particulate exposure and death varied by season and demographics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Different species of Prototaxites might have varied in size, but the largest would have really towered over the landscape at a time when plants were less than 1 meter tall, said Kevin Boyce, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Stanford University.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Snapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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