as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
Such a life of snippets from childhood to young adulthood shows the initial foundation of a journey driven by great wine and fantastic food, shared in an atmosphere of generosity and wonderment.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The most potent moments tend to occur on the periphery of the action, in snippets featuring the billionaires’ downstairs courtier class, the assistants and lawyers who hustle at the corners of Hugo’s mansion.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Here are some snippets: Season tickets: Panthers tickets have been sold out in each of the past three years, Thornton said, and there’s now a wait list.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
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.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The most potent moments tend to occur on the periphery of the action, in snippets featuring the billionaires’ downstairs courtier class, the assistants and lawyers who hustle at the corners of Hugo’s mansion.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Here are some snippets: Season tickets: Panthers tickets have been sold out in each of the past three years, Thornton said, and there’s now a wait list.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
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.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
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There’s familiarity, there’s evolution and there’s a little bit of something for all demographics of music too, not just country.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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The Padres have a fair shot to regroup and win one of three wild-card playoff spots, even if Preller may have to get a little bit lucky in the trade market.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Like specks of dirt falling victim to a vacuum, balls were simply drawn into his glove.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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This natural phenomenon, in which light-emitting sea creatures like algae cause the water to glitter with specks of blue and white light, is best viewed on a dark, moonless night.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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According to Chi Li, assistant research professor and first author of the study, the small particles identified tend to come from direct air emissions, such as black carbon particles from diesel engines, or the smoke from wildfires.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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By combining Chandra's X-ray and VLA's radio data, the researchers calculated that particles in the J1405+0415 jet are traveling at 95% to 99% the speed of light.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 June 2025
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But compared to Paul’s clash with Mike Perry and Nate Diaz, this scrap with Chavez Jr. doesn’t seem to be moving the needle as much.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Use food scraps to make broth, then compost the leftovers to make fertilizer.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2025
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Examples can be seen as small red patches all across this view of Chamaeleon I. The most recent census of Chamaeleon I, by Penn State University astronomer Kevin Luhman in 2017, found about 50 new stars and brown dwarfs, bringing the total population of Chamaeleon I up to 226 members.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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In the 75th minute, Seattle earned a free kick in nearly the same patch of grass from where Telles served up the opener.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The gloss comes in six sheer shades, ranging from clear to a purple hue, and four of them include shimmery flecks that’ll catch the light to make your lips look even juicier.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
4 June 2025
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Miniature crystals dot the brown enamel to look like flecks of salt.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Slightly nutty flavors in a crunchy, enticing mouthful of caramel and slight green apples in this Chardonnay.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Gilman nails all of it, chirping mouthfuls of dialogue in a manner that evades naturalism but still feels appropriate to this reflective-beyond-his-years kid.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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The material underfoot was dark brown and appeared to be a mix of wood chips and woody debris, dotted with cast-off rubber and plastic — the shred of a Spalding basketball here, a purple plastic squirrel there.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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In a shred of goods news, final sales to private domestic purchasers — a key gauge of underlying demand in the economy — accelerated to 3% in the first quarter from 2.9% in the fourth quarter.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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