as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Another snippet from the trailer shows someone falling from the sky in the Upside Down as hovering masses of land bob around the clouds.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
However focused on the action the show might be, in these moments, snippets of character shine through.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
In a snippet from Veiel’s film, Riefenstahl explains her fascination with Owens’s thighs.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Another snippet from the trailer shows someone falling from the sky in the Upside Down as hovering masses of land bob around the clouds.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
However focused on the action the show might be, in these moments, snippets of character shine through.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
In a snippet from Veiel’s film, Riefenstahl explains her fascination with Owens’s thighs.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
Noun
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Like so many other bits of Times coverage, the whole of the piece is structured as an orchestrated encounter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lyon’s magnetism touches the entire cast, but her bits with both Killam’s Boone and Chenoweth’s Tammy really leap off the screen.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These black specks show up each autumn, congregating on my screens and windowsill, and complicating my desire to open the window on a pleasant day.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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The vacuum is dedicated to getting even the tiniest specks of dirt, circling back two or three times until the area is spotless.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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China’s ambitious plan to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), a multibillion-dollar project aimed at creating the world’s largest particle collider, is likely to be officially stalled after it was not included in the country’s next five-year plan.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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This picks up any dirt or dust particles that may be lying on your mattress and contributing to a less-than-sanitary environment.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The education campaign is important because customers continue to struggle with which items can be placed in the green bins, and with how to use the green compost bins to separate food scraps from other trash, said Julie Sands, the city’s recycling program manager.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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This past year, for instance, Nike’s in-house initiative collected more than 135 tons of polyester scrap and items such as laces for reincorporation.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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Since 2003, labels of menopause treatments that contain estrogen – including pills, patches, sprays and creams – have warned that their use can increase the risk of uterine and breast cancers, as well as strokes and blood clots.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Therapies can be given through oral pills, patches or gels on the skin or vaginal rings.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Nice vanilla bean flecks and round, fatty flavor with only the subtlest hint of coconut.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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And Abrams-Draine still managed to emerge with just a few flecks of soot after getting thrown in the fire last season, picking off Justin Herbert in a loss to the Chargers and establishing himself as a building block in a spot start.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Humans aren’t very good at estimating meal components down to the gram, and measuring every mouthful of food requires intense devotion.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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For even more ooey-gooey sweetness, the Apple Crumble Center of the Roll hides a dollop of that same cozy apple crumble in the heart of the cinnamon roll, turning every mouthful into a mini holiday moment.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos put up negative net yardage on a whopping four drives, and only found a shred of fourth-quarter magic in Nix’s right arm on a late third-down rollout to Franklin to help put the game away.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the unfixed nature of trauma colors even the most vivid of memories with shreds of doubt.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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