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Recent Examples of snippet If the snippets above mean anything to you, congratulations—you’re officially a watch geek. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 13 May 2026 The test does repeated cycles to try to amplify specific snippets of genetic material that may be present. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 Music, both as one character’s defining trait and as a story-telling device — snippets of pop tunes across decades swiftly drive time shifts in the play’s first two acts — is a major aspect. Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 The scientists also found that accuracy increased when the players communicated with snippets of code rather than natural language. Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet
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Noun
  • Northwestern let a little bit of suspense creep in during the second half of its NCAA Tournament semifinal Friday evening at Martin Stadium.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Leicester did their bit, eventually winning 2-1, but Everton were also leading 1-0 — until a fake rumour circulated inside the stadium that Bournemouth had levelled the scores.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The titular town is a serene speck of a place in the west of Japan, near a mountain also called Nagi, a beautiful but raggedy landscape that patchworks swathes of virgin forest, farmed fields and twinkling solar panels.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Ischemic strokes occur when a blood clot or other particles – such as plaque, which are fatty deposits – block blood supply to the brain, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • One 2022 study found broken nonstick coatings may release millions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The recycling center would take household materials like electronics, textiles, shoes, food scraps, mixed paper, cardboard, plastics, metal cans, and glass.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • But Alberto goes anyway, and his inheritance (in all possible meanings of the word) is contained in a brown envelope, some scraps of paper that take on an awful amount of significance over the next two hours.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The captain’s patch is likely his reward upon the ink drying.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • From future concerts to jersey patches, everything is on the table.
    Connor Riley, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Powerful new lasers and x-rays are enabling geologists like Korolev, a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, to probe increasingly small flecks of minerals in deep diamonds.
    James Dinneen, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • Our recipe studs egg filling with flecks of green onions, bacon, and a generous helping of Swiss cheese.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Noun
  • The new mouthful of a name is Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Potty-mouthed police officers and hill people try to cope with a mysterious creature that’s ripped their home to shreds.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • The perpetrators of these crimes are savage animals without a shred of humanity.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026

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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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