as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippets
Since becoming parents, Iglesias and Kournikova have continued their low-key lifestyle but occasionally share snippets of their family life.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Listen to snippets of the songs and read more about his tribute to the city.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
But the new filing includes snippets of them, detailing Pirro's private beliefs.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The couple have been posting snippets of their life together on Instagram ever since.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Include metrics, short testimonial snippets, or transformation examples that directly relate to that phase's outcomes.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
TikTok videos may show snippets of the show and drag the singer.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Things went dark again for a few months until this week when Lil Nas wiped his Instagram and re-populated it with song snippets of a number of new tracks featuring A-list collaborators.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
The intoxicating soundtrack to Trainspotting features snippets of these styles.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Kayla Grant, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Listen to snippets of the songs and read more about his tribute to the city.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
But the new filing includes snippets of them, detailing Pirro's private beliefs.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The couple have been posting snippets of their life together on Instagram ever since.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Include metrics, short testimonial snippets, or transformation examples that directly relate to that phase's outcomes.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
TikTok videos may show snippets of the show and drag the singer.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Things went dark again for a few months until this week when Lil Nas wiped his Instagram and re-populated it with song snippets of a number of new tracks featuring A-list collaborators.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
The intoxicating soundtrack to Trainspotting features snippets of these styles.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
Noun
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Medvedev was in bits after the match, just like his racket.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Enjoy Motor City as pastiche, however, and the nonsensical bits can just about be read as part of the film’s retro charm.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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,
24 Aug. 2025
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In the show’s premiere episode, Knox arrives home after a night spent at Raffaele’s to find her front door open, specks of blood on the sink and a bloody bathroom mat.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the eighth season of Rick and Morty, our unscrupulous genius and his teenage companion get into lots more scraps featuring virtual realities, the Easter Bunny, and an entire planet full of their clones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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This man competes with flies for scraps of food.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The researchers' design looks like a conventional grease trap on the outside, but actually features a a series of physical baffles which slow the flow of wastewater and separate larger fat particles.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
25 Aug. 2025
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Another put the estimate at an average of 39 particles a day.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2025
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Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The number of sunspots, which are cool and dark patches on the sun, varies across its 11-year solar cycle, with the maximum number of sunspots corresponding with maximum solar activity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Nature Of Cybersecurity Debt Cybersecurity debt arises when companies fail to update their systems, neglect software patches and deprioritize security improvements in favor of immediate cost savings.—
Francis Dinha,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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In a mirror cell, the chirality of these molecules would be reversed.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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The companies provide an example where quantum computers simulate the behavior of atoms and molecules, while traditional AI supercomputers simultaneously provide massive data analysis on the output.—
Marco Chiappetta,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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