snipped

past tense of snip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snipped The sound, meanwhile, is specifically snipped from a conversation between Anne Hathaway's Andrea Sachs and Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Variety can report that a divisive monologue performed by Strong in the film’s official trailer has been snipped from the final product, the result of a creative decision by director Scott Cooper, per one source. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025 In that environment, incomplete or out-of-context information is often snipped, packaged to fit predisposed narratives and then rapidly amplified across text, short-form video or audio content. David Ingram, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipped
Verb
  • Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, video posted by the Salvadoran government showed detainees stripped and having their heads shaved before being frog-marched in handcuffs and chains at their feet and waist into the prison.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others have cut bills by a factor of five.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Snipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipped. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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