sniped

Definition of snipednext
past tense of snipe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniped
Verb
  • Jennings peppered the Wildcats with precision passes for much of the first half, setting the tone with a lucrative trick play early into the contest.
    Kyle Kensing, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • In this home, the designer peppered the living room with turquoise and lavender, while in the den (which opens to the main living area), a deeper teal and violet dominate.
    Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Many see him as a live threat to Muratalla's belt, and a win would put him on the fast track Lomachenko blazed years ago.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • For decades Shtok was known as the great disappearing act of Yiddish literature—a modernist story writer who blazed bright in the 1920s before vanishing from the literary scene and, it was assumed, dying young.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Sniped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniped. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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