sniped

verb

past tense of snipe
as in plinked

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  1. peppered
  2. blazed
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  • With a total of 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the United States is peppered full of sites of wonder.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of peppered
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  • Born in Obregón, Sonora, Mendivil is another one of the new wave of Mexican acts who fuses corridos alterados with trap — a trail also blazed by Rico o Muerto labelmates Maydón, Omar Camacho and Regulo Molina.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Fires blazed at industrial and port installations, sending towering plumes of black smoke over families lunching by the seaside and children playing in the sand.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of blazed
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“Sniped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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