SNIPPET Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

snippet

noun

ˈsni-pət

Definition of snippet

as in bit

a very small piece read them a snippet of his latest poem

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Recent Examples of snippet To keep our attention, Parreno and Gordon splice in snippets of overhead shots or official TV footage. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026 Music and sound snippets are coordinated with the fireworks and other visuals. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 It was reportedly recorded in 2013 and leaked as a snippet in 2021 before hitting the Internet in full two years later. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 July 2026 Instead, at the scene, detectives looked at snippets of surveillance videos stored on Burke’s phone. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet

Noun

What does that do for you, to play somebody who feels a little bit closer to you?

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026
Pour the soy sauce mixture into the pan and stir well to combine, scraping up any brown bits.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

Tucked into the foothills above Point Dome, the property is listed for a speck under $5 million.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
Rather than waiting several years to look at the object through the VLT once more, Sutlieff, Bonse and their colleagues dove into older, archival imagery of the star system, looking for signs of their speck.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

For instance, the small particles in the smoke can inflame the lungs, trigger coughing and worsen existing health conditions.

— Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Each millimeter-sized TRISO particle consists of a High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) core surrounded by three specialized layers that serve distinct physical functions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams.

— R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
But Messi’s lack of influence owed less to his own ineffectiveness than to Spain’s dominance, which starved him of the ball, leaving him to feed off scraps.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

On a warm July afternoon near Fairbanks, a volunteer with the Alaska Bee Atlas kneels beside a patch of blooming fireweed, gently sweeping a net through the air.

— Timothy Bundy, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
How to spot Perseid shooting stars Perseid meteors can be spotted anytime after dark from tonight onwards, streaking away from a patch of sky, or radiant, located close to the red supergiant star Eta Persei in the constellation Perseus.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of patch

Noun

But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.

— Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Definition of mouthful

Noun

The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega's hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent in the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Fair Oaks’ famous chickens roam the property, pecking up shreds of lettuce that inevitably fall from the sandwiches.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026