as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
snipped the loose ends
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as in speck
a very small piece
cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine
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as in steal
British
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip
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Recent Examples of snip
Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
With a small outdoor patio featuring herb boxes where foodies can snip off fresh ingredients, the Bluebird hosts the occasional outdoor live concert and DJ.
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
After enjoying the beauty, remove the flower heads from the tulips with sharp, clean garden snips as soon as the petals drop.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The small trial included 16 healthy men aged 32 to 59, all of whom had undergone a vasectomy—a common surgery to prevent the release of sperm by snipping the vas deferens ducts in the scrotum.
—Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
With a small outdoor patio featuring herb boxes where foodies can snip off fresh ingredients, the Bluebird hosts the occasional outdoor live concert and DJ.
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
Noun
Cut off faded peony flowers with clean snips once or twice a week during the blooming season.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
After enjoying the beauty, remove the flower heads from the tulips with sharp, clean garden snips as soon as the petals drop.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The predictions do not always come to pass, as July 22 had been predicted to be over a millisecond short, but the data revealed that only 0.87 milliseconds were shaved off, according to the Observatory's data.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The 22-year-old likened his hair change to Natalie Portman's major makeover in V for Vendetta, the film that required the actress to shave her head in real time.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The recipe for bulldog gravy originated in Appalachian coal mining communities, rooted in kitchens where resourceful cooks knew how to wrest every speck of flavor from humble ingredients.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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His eyes gleamed, without a single speck of jealousy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 July 2025
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Altuve appears headed for enshrinement in Cooperstown at age 35 with 640 steals, 248 homers, three batting titles and a .305 career average.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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And if home security’s been on your list, the Eufy Video Doorbell is a steal with 50% off and sharp 2K video, local storage, and smart alerts that don’t cry wolf.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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But after Russia’s defeat at the hands of the British in the costly 1854-56 Crimean War, Tsar Nicholas II decided to cut his losses and relinquish the difficult-to-defend Alaska.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Mary and her friend, Amelia, planted a White Lady Banks rose cutting near the back patio of the Cochise boarding house, where the couple lived.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Each perspective was shaped by limited information, snippets of a life reduced to headlines.—
Ethan Bauer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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Lively and engaging animations and cartoon drawings were designed by an in-house artist team and are dotted across the website, offering educational snippets to pet parents.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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What Analysts Are Saying About Amazon’s Stock Is Amazon stock – which has lost 2.4% of its value so far in 2025 – trading at a bargain price?—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The star defensive tackle had two-years left on his deal that was one of the best bargains across the league.—
C. Isaiah Smalls,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Some of them clip on to an existing vent or use a suction cup mount to stay in place.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The dog wears a special harness that allows unfettered movement, which is clipped to a bungee line attached to the human’s running waist belt.—
Ula Chrobak,
Outside,
9 Aug. 2025
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So trying to use that to your advantage a little bit.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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And one is a little bit more Euclidean and logical and technical and the other theoretic.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snip. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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