as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippets
During the set, Bieber played songs from his latest albums SWAG and SWAG II, as well as snippets of hits from throughout his career.
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Some policies even state that snippets of audio or video may be shared with third parties to match ads to your viewing.
—Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The whole crisis, naturally, has played out through snippets shared online.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
The limited edition is powered by a fresh in-house movement (JCAM62 caliber) with an entirely new melody selector complication at 10 o’clock that allows the wearer to choose between two snippets of Nino Rota’s world-famous score by pressing a pusher at 8 o’clock.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Characters are constantly zipping through the two-story rotating set, from classroom to kitchen to banquet hall, inhabiting their stories in alternating snippets.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Outside the window were snippets of jagged peaks.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Hadid shared a few behind-the-scenes snippets from a recent Miss Sixty campaign photoshoot in what appears to be a gorgeous seaside home or hotel, resplendent with ornate antique furniture.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Apr. 2026
The alternately gloomy and euphoric pop songs cut and paste snippets of UK pirate radio culture and New York’s Paradise Garage.
—Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Some policies even state that snippets of audio or video may be shared with third parties to match ads to your viewing.
—Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The whole crisis, naturally, has played out through snippets shared online.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
The limited edition is powered by a fresh in-house movement (JCAM62 caliber) with an entirely new melody selector complication at 10 o’clock that allows the wearer to choose between two snippets of Nino Rota’s world-famous score by pressing a pusher at 8 o’clock.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Characters are constantly zipping through the two-story rotating set, from classroom to kitchen to banquet hall, inhabiting their stories in alternating snippets.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Outside the window were snippets of jagged peaks.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Hadid shared a few behind-the-scenes snippets from a recent Miss Sixty campaign photoshoot in what appears to be a gorgeous seaside home or hotel, resplendent with ornate antique furniture.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Apr. 2026
The alternately gloomy and euphoric pop songs cut and paste snippets of UK pirate radio culture and New York’s Paradise Garage.
—Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
Noun
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Quaise is developing a drilling system that uses millimeter wave energy to melt and vaporize rock at extreme depths where conventional drill bits struggle with heat and pressure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Watching babies get blown to bits should do something to you.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Featuring bolder, thicker spots at the top and more refined, micro specks down the skirt, this mini dress makes all-day, fashionable wear easier than ever.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Silvery or mottled patches on leaves, brown or distorted petal edges, dark specks (feces) or flower buds that fail to open are signs of thrips.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fishermen should dispose of fish scraps in garbage cans, and not throw them into water where alligators may live.—
Mark Price
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And some interactions — most notably, particles interacting through the weak force — exhibit asymmetries when particles are replaced with antiparticles, when reflected in a mirror, or when their clocks are run backward instead of forward.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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At subatomic scales, particles behave very differently from those in the real world, and scientists often have to develop new theories to explain this behavior.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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From outside the jail, a person can make out the small windows set into patches of red brick.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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For small patches, mechanical methods are the best route, and chemicals will help with larger areas.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 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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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
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These are molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms, each of which are bonded to three neighboring atoms.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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The researchers exposed a piece of the Murchison meteorite, which contains organic molecules, to TMAH.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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