as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
Snapping an 11-game losing streak to Philadelphia, which dated back to 2022, was something for Charlotte (19-28) to feel good about, but that’s only a snippet.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Fans were treated to short voice memos — including snippets of Styles singing teases of new music — and a gradual drip of album details.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The announcement of a new tour and album comes weeks after Styles teased devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet starting in late December.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Here’s a snippet of the messages that were rejected in 2025 on Texas license plates.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Fans were treated to short voice memos — including snippets of Styles singing teases of new music — and a gradual drip of album details.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The announcement of a new tour and album comes weeks after Styles teased devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet starting in late December.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Here’s a snippet of the messages that were rejected in 2025 on Texas license plates.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
Noun
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The four actors reunited onstage to close out the Emmys with a hilariously charming bit inspired by their cult-favorite comedy series that, appropriately, gave O'Hara her flowers.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Paired with cornbread that is made with a little bit of a mess, your main dish will come off just beautifully.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Volcanic specks mushroom up from topaz seas, like a real estate brochure for The Man With The Golden Gun.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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These include microvalves that sort particles by size inside extremely narrow channels.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, a dark matter particle that interacts through the weak interaction (or, perhaps more completely, the electroweak interaction) isn’t the only game in town.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The program director, Kathy, slid me a scrap of paper.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Customers are also digging through the drawers for scrap gold and unwanted or broken jewelry.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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As Girl Scouts moved around the room at the Miami Gardens community center this past week, some had vests with more than 100 badges and patches to signify their accomplishments.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 2026 Super Bowl teams will wear patches celebrating the United States’s 250th birthday on their jerseys during the game.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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But right now, nearly every fleck of AI folly that’s risen to the top has been utter dreck.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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The remaining scenes draw on familiar teenage horror tropes, with flecks of fresh insight.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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And so, with rumbling heart and saliva pasting tongue to teeth (fury's alchemy gave her a mouthful of metal), Noelle plunged a finger into the manila corner and ripped open the fabric of her world.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Medium shred Sized somewhere between the tiniest holes and the largest ones, this side of the grater is perfect for shredding carrots.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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The counter-move is that New England has no shred of Broncos tape on hand to prepare for Stidham.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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