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Recent Examples of snipe
Julia will snipe right back and, if history is any indication, probably start throwing things.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Erica has sniping words to deliver to her daughter, born to her as the result of a rape during her own teen years.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
The pair have been seemingly sniping at each other for several years.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
My favorite feature is the mouse clutch, a third button on the side that’s natively mapped to temporarily lower mouse dpi for the duration it’s pressed down, ideal for high-precision work like sniping or video editing.
—Henri Robbins, Wired News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Erica has sniping words to deliver to her daughter, born to her as the result of a rape during her own teen years.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
The pair have been seemingly sniping at each other for several years.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
My favorite feature is the mouse clutch, a third button on the side that’s natively mapped to temporarily lower mouse dpi for the duration it’s pressed down, ideal for high-precision work like sniping or video editing.
—Henri Robbins, Wired News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipe
Verb
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Hingham peppered the Notre Dame (11-5-3) net in the first half, out-shooting the Cougars at an 8-0 clip.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani did make some nods to boosting bureaucratic efficiency and improving public safety, but populists always pepper their speeches with promises that almost everyone can support.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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 28 Nov. 2025.
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