as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
snipped the loose ends
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1
as in speck
a very small piece
cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine
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as in steal
British
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip
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Recent Examples of snip
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
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Using this mask is the next best thing to a glassy finish — and a snip of the price of a professional hair service.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In the latest clip, Appleton, 42, is seen wearing Kris' iconic sequin green dress (originally worn for the 2011 Kardashian-Jenner Christmas card shoot) while lip-syncing a viral sound snipped from The Devil Wears Prada.
—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
Noun
Use the snips for this harvesting task.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Using this mask is the next best thing to a glassy finish — and a snip of the price of a professional hair service.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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Thankfully, a shelter volunteer, Nikki Miller, took up Chase’s cause, giving him a bath, trimming his nails and shaving his fur to get him back to looking his best again.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fallout, which sparked criticisms that Disney was caving on free-speech issues and drew some threats from Hollywood talent to stop working with the company, shaved more than $4 billion off its market value last week.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On our table are a plate of thin-sliced speck, ham, and cheese, a dish with curls of homemade butter that look like tiny beehives, two pots of homemade strawberry and apricot jam, and a jar of golden honey from the farm bees.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not until 52 hours later will the last speck of the sun's upper limb finally drop completely out of sight.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 23-year-old stuffed the stat sheet, also racking up 14 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ramirez has recorded 41 steals on 48 attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 2-point conversion attempt failed, but the Packers cut the gap to 21-6.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Stocks got some help from a report on inflation that suggested the Federal Reserve may be able to continue cutting interest rates.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To his credit, the streams so far have given fans a lot to unpack, as well as a trove of new snippets and hints of what sound like some very good raps from Drake.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Observations, snippets of dialogue, and wry anecdotes make up this laconic novel, which focusses on the life of a young woman in New York.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lowest quality, distressed segment is still seeing some bargain hunters, so there is something of a bar-bell effect.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Which inexpensive movies will emerge as Movies Fantasy League bargains?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After Rodrigo De Paul was clipped inside the 18-yard box for a penalty, Suarez stepped up to coolly convert from the spot with a low effort to the left.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Try a furry suit with oversized ears or clip on a Labubu accessory for extra flair.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That play out in center field the other day kind of flared it up a little bit.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our offense started to come alive a little bit.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snip. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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