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Recent Examples of snipe
O’Donnell and Trump have sniped at each other for years.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Just 1:06 later, Mullaly sniped the equalizer, as the Skippers drew even.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
He's also publicly sniped at Trump tariff advocate Peter Navarro.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
What’s the point in even sniping at Wu, who doesn’t have a Republican opponent in her re-election race?
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Just 1:06 later, Mullaly sniped the equalizer, as the Skippers drew even.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
He's also publicly sniped at Trump tariff advocate Peter Navarro.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
What’s the point in even sniping at Wu, who doesn’t have a Republican opponent in her re-election race?
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipe
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Despite peppering Providence goaltender Michael DiPietro with 40 shots while surrendering just 19, the Checkers fell 3-2 in Game 3 of their AHL Atlantic Division semifinal series.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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Khosrowshahi defended the policy changes against feisty employees who peppered him with questions and criticism at the company meeting and on Uber’s internal forum, according to audio and correspondence obtained by CNBC.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
6 May 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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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 23 May. 2025.
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