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Recent Examples of snipe
After a cascading series of controversies that have sniped at Snow White almost from the moment the project was announced in 2021, the House of Mouse is scaling back the movie’s premiere to just bare essentials.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Kam Tremblay sniped the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining, as Billerica stunned BC High, 8-7.
Dylan Lane found the net six times for Lexington in an 11-7 Middlesex League win against Belmont.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
However, late in the first period Sunday, Bedard seized the puck after a faceoff scrum and sniped a shot from the slot with 1 minute, 48 seconds left.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Boeser took a step toward the middle and sniped one to give the Canucks a precious 2-1 lead with about 13 minutes left.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Kam Tremblay sniped the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining, as Billerica stunned BC High, 8-7.
Dylan Lane found the net six times for Lexington in an 11-7 Middlesex League win against Belmont.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
However, late in the first period Sunday, Bedard seized the puck after a faceoff scrum and sniped a shot from the slot with 1 minute, 48 seconds left.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Boeser took a step toward the middle and sniped one to give the Canucks a precious 2-1 lead with about 13 minutes left.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipe
Verb
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The rest of the cast creates a convincing family, given and found, around our hero, and there are details aplenty that help the show stick: Jokes are peppered in consistently enough to recognize each character as much more than a vehicle for exposition.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 June 2025
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The judge peppered Reuveni with questions: How was Abrego Garcia seized?—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Stimson walks solemnly across Beowulf Boritt’s monochrome timber monolith of a set (planks, planks everywhere) and plinks out a few notes on a piano.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2024
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Ranging as far as two miles from their operators, the tiny drones plink Russian vehicles and even chase down, and blow up, individual Russian soldiers who swat at them with rifles and sticks.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2024
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“Snipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipe. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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