as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
The skit, posted by influencer Micky Gordon, features snippets from Gomez's day in the office with her new Rare Beauty assistant, played by Gordon.
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Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
That makes sense, given she's used to broadcasting snippets of her life to her more than 7 million TikTok followers and nearly 4 million on Instagram.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In downtown Fort Worth, former employees slipped in to hug and chat with past colleagues and bosses, creating little emotional snippets mostly unseen by busy, preoccupied shoppers.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The agency’s report has been kept private, but attorneys have cited snippets in other public filings that say the results were inconclusive.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
That makes sense, given she's used to broadcasting snippets of her life to her more than 7 million TikTok followers and nearly 4 million on Instagram.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In downtown Fort Worth, former employees slipped in to hug and chat with past colleagues and bosses, creating little emotional snippets mostly unseen by busy, preoccupied shoppers.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The agency’s report has been kept private, but attorneys have cited snippets in other public filings that say the results were inconclusive.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
Noun
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For Rory McIlroy, the trek toward getting a second Masters championship got a little bit harder.—
Rod Beard,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For whatever sprinkling of sociopathy that Quinn might have, seeing her dead best friend’s daughter, who looks just like her best friend, standing in front of her cracks through a little bit.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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What emerged was an omelet of ideal and epitomic shape—straight, proudly puffed, about six and a half inches long and two and a half inches wide, with squarish ends and neither a speck nor drop of oil or liquid egg anywhere around.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff?—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the late 1990s, when physicists unexpectedly discovered that neutrinos have mass, Thierry Lasserre abandoned cosmology to go all in on the particles.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Subatomic particles, gravity wells and the beginning of the universe – these are difficult and mysterious concepts that are better understood with storytelling and metaphor.—
Regina G. Barber,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thieves stole the copper wire inside them for scrap metal money.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Avoid overloading the disposal and only grind small food scraps to prevent clogs and motor strain.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
10 Apr. 2026
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For commercial farmers Jami and Chuck English, stationing an honor box at their pick-your-own pumpkin patch each fall was a logistics decision.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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According to the Mayo Clinic, Psoriasis is a long-term disease that causes itchy, scaly patches on the skin.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its design, crafted by Russell Sage Studio, is meant to be an on-the-nose reflection of the distillery's famed product, with bronzy walls the color of its single malt, and a ceiling painted to look like barley, reflecting the morning dew with flecks of gold throughout.—
Alessandra Amodio,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Berber carpet Berber is a type of loop pile carpet with flecks of color.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
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The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Only film-lover Bella retains a shred of optimism into adulthood, having started a new romance with a film usher.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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