as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of snippets
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, 6 Nov. 2025
Listen to snippets of the songs.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The two other successful movies of the summer of 1976 were That’s Entertainment, Part 2, a movie composed of snippets from lots of old movies, and All the President’s Men.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
The trailer underscores that point by showing scenes from The Golden Girls conventions and snippets of some of the show's most hilarious moments.
—Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The film also features snippets of interviews with Stanford researchers and the spouses of the veterans.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
However focused on the action the show might be, in these moments, snippets of character shine through.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The Canadian ad, unveiled in mid-October by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, uses as its entire narration a half-dozen snippets of audio from Reagan’s speech on free and fair trade delivered at Camp David, Maryland, on April 25, 1987.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Couples can review the photo booth images and enjoy snippets of unscripted and unposed moments from the party.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Listen to snippets of the songs.
—NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The two other successful movies of the summer of 1976 were That’s Entertainment, Part 2, a movie composed of snippets from lots of old movies, and All the President’s Men.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
The trailer underscores that point by showing scenes from The Golden Girls conventions and snippets of some of the show's most hilarious moments.
—Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The film also features snippets of interviews with Stanford researchers and the spouses of the veterans.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
However focused on the action the show might be, in these moments, snippets of character shine through.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The Canadian ad, unveiled in mid-October by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, uses as its entire narration a half-dozen snippets of audio from Reagan’s speech on free and fair trade delivered at Camp David, Maryland, on April 25, 1987.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Couples can review the photo booth images and enjoy snippets of unscripted and unposed moments from the party.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
Noun
-
Like so many other bits of Times coverage, the whole of the piece is structured as an orchestrated encounter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
-
Those bits of baked-on food should wipe right off after a good soak.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
The vacuum is dedicated to getting even the tiniest specks of dirt, circling back two or three times until the area is spotless.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
-
The tiny black specks of vanilla pack a surprisingly aromatic punch.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Dispose of food scraps and rinse away loose dirt with warm water.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
-
Generals capture by far the biggest share of those profits; the colonels and captains who serve under them likely get table scraps.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
-
Its particles contain a uranium kernel wrapped in three layers of carbon and ceramic materials.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Nice vanilla bean flecks and round, fatty flavor with only the subtlest hint of coconut.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
-
And Abrams-Draine still managed to emerge with just a few flecks of soot after getting thrown in the fire last season, picking off Justin Herbert in a loss to the Chargers and establishing himself as a building block in a spot start.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Additionally, with pill fatigue on the rise, patches provide an easy alternative.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
-
The biggest blue patches in the map are around Charlottesville, Danville, Lynchburg, Staunton, Richmond, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Dale City, Bull Run, Winchester and Arlington.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
-
Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our own, thanks to the observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share