SNIPPETS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

snippets

noun

plural of snippet

as in bits

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

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Recent Examples of snippets Listen to snippets from his new albums and read more about his musical influences, from New Orleans Jazz to video games. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 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 After years of writing to Wald’s parents, Goodall began sending postcards directly to Wald in 2003, filling them with snippets from her travels, family life and work. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 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 Likewise, Sample City highlights the musical snippets that have built popular, contemporary songs. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026 And the reason these snippets are outstanding is that they are made with real footage from the ISS. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 26 July 2026

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Noun

My most memorable taste, however, was the day’s market catch, a mix of little-neck clams, octopus, and tilefish, served in a bowl of savory brodo made from leftover fish bones and bits.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
McCollough thought Watts was a comedic genius, and the pair shared a similar sense of humor, establishing their own bits and improvisational riffs.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

Media writers covering the monologue predictably seized on those scraps for their headlines.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Take one scroll through his Instagram account, which shows off photos of trotters (pig feet) stuffed with sweetbreads (animal pancreas) and Alsatian headcheese (a mold made of pig scraps, usually from the animal’s head).

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of scraps

Noun

According to the scientists, the EIC will circulate two beams of particles (ions and electrons) in opposite directions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 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 particles

Noun

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
Little flecks of roasted sweet potato pepper the cake, and a tangy cream cheese glaze is a perfect complement to the warm spices and crunchy topping.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of flecks

Noun

Add the dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until no patches of flour remain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Anastasia’s ultra-slim Brow Wiz has been the industry’s answer for years because its micro-tip draws individual hairs where none exist while filling in patches with fullness.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of patches

Noun

Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of mouthfuls

Noun

The electrode is built from a two-dimensional conductive metal-organic framework (MOF), a porous material made by connecting metal components with organic molecules.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
As the laundry gun shoots plasma into fabric, the electrons collide with gas molecules in the surrounding air, such as oxygen (O2) and water vapor (H2O).

— Rahul Rao, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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