sniped

verb

past tense of snipe
as in plinked

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  1. peppered
  2. blazed
Verb
  • The typical guests were generally older couples, average age somewhere around 55-65, peppered here and there with larger groups of friends or families.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • This is a sport in which bodies get crunched, ears, noses and faces get peppered, and matches can be won by an anaconda choke or a guillotine choke.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of peppered
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  • The American experiment blazed a new path, and with great risk.
    — Ashok N. Srivastava, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • One more sustainable path has been blazed by such countries as the Netherlands, Ireland, Chile, Australia, and Singapore.
    — Char Miller, Time, 30 June 2026
Definition of blazed
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