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Recent Examples of snipe
But over the past two years, Israel has thrown the doors to debate wide open with its actions in Gaza: killing civilians by the tens of thousands, burying many alive under the rubble of their homes, destroying hospitals, sniping children with drones, and starving young and old alike.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Right at that moment, Will Zellers sniped the corner of the net from a bad angle for his third goal of the tournament.
—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2025
Carlsson added a second goal with the man advantage as 1:16 displayed on the game clock, sniping one to the far side to cut the Ducks’ deficit to one.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Oct. 2025
The suspect was able to evade capture for well over 24 hours after sniping Kirk from a rooftop at Utah Valley University.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Right at that moment, Will Zellers sniped the corner of the net from a bad angle for his third goal of the tournament.
—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2025
Carlsson added a second goal with the man advantage as 1:16 displayed on the game clock, sniping one to the far side to cut the Ducks’ deficit to one.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Oct. 2025
The suspect was able to evade capture for well over 24 hours after sniping Kirk from a rooftop at Utah Valley University.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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All of the familiar tropes are there, from the numerous pop songs peppering the action (including one by Phil Collins, just to remind you of Miami Vice) to the profane banter between the two main characters to the endless fights, shootouts and chases to the colorful villain.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even as the snow continued to fall, Boston residents peppered the city’s 311 public service request board with reports of snowbound city streets.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Iraq had plenty of small arms and ammunition, which could kill Americans but would often plink harmlessly off their armored vehicles.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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“Snipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipe. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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