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 Palal played snippets of the 2008 interview as Davis, dressed in a blue suit and tie, watched a screen in the courtroom. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026 Video snippets captured from two highway patrol officers’ cameras showed the man initially standing at a homeless encampment while holding a hammer and two nearly identical homemade weapons, each of them made with a knife affixed to the end of pole. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 These influencers stayed at the high-end resort Wildflower Farms, where private cabins go for over $1,000 a night, and posted aesthetically pleasing photo dumps, sharing snippets of workshops, group dinners, and excursions. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Yes, there are behind-the-scenes snippets from their projects with candid photos, but the chances of us seeing the inside of one of their houses feels slim to none. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet

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Noun

Each piece is a little bit of the earth itself, molded to a shape that fits easily in the hand, baked to achieve permanence and then stacked, one atop another, to form a wall that can enclose, shelter and delight us.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Then there’s Lew, who was eased into camp a little bit at a time, moving from a few reps to a few series to a day with the first team and now returning to start at center.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

Advanced reactor developers have adopted the technology for its ability to contain radioactive materials within each fuel particle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
This code, developed at Switzerland’s University of Bern over two decades, is designed to simulate collisions between asteroids, comets and planets, and analyze the impact by looking at millions of individual particles involved in each scenario.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

This includes unsecured trash, food scraps, pet food, bird feeders, grills, and other outdoor sources.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026
Production counts are entered at shift end, scrap is recorded after inspection, downtime is logged manually, and energy consumption is often allocated rather than measured.

— Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

Some of our favorite barrel leg pants actually accentuate the balloon silhouette or taper of the leg by adding darts, extra side panels, pleats, patches, or other elements that highlight the aesthetic element.

— Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2026
Similarly, on the level of physical reality, a hole in the road or a patch of ice can decide your fate.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of patch

Noun

The soup itself has an almost lemon curd-like acidity and sweetness, and it’s laced with flecks of fresh corn and tiny diced pieces of zucchini.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Amid his vast responsibilities running all the departments in the Giants’ front office, Zaidi still found the time to pore over MLB Draft League statistics and look for flecks of gold.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026