as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippets
In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.
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Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Yet, despite the film’s foregrounding of music, including with brief but alluring snippets of performance, the subject remains abstract.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
McCarthy shows us snippets of why.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Umansky has been sharing snippets of her transformation, posting getting ready before her surgery and her freshly out of her operation.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Using an Analog Rytm saturator and a few choice plug-ins, Luke Fenton approaches sung snippets like wet clay, endlessly moldable with a little osmosis.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Yet, despite the film’s foregrounding of music, including with brief but alluring snippets of performance, the subject remains abstract.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
McCarthy shows us snippets of why.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Umansky has been sharing snippets of her transformation, posting getting ready before her surgery and her freshly out of her operation.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Using an Analog Rytm saturator and a few choice plug-ins, Luke Fenton approaches sung snippets like wet clay, endlessly moldable with a little osmosis.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
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Every now and then, the hunter’s headphones would ping, registering a metallic hit below ground; though the vast majority of those signals were inconsequential, identifying only bits of scrap iron or old lead bullets.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Advertisement Still, these tender feelings can’t gloss over the gory bits of starting a band.—
Katie Gavin,
Time,
8 May 2026
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From the summit of Monte Gambarogno, the towns hugging the shore of Lake Maggiore appear as tiny specks, dwarfed by the snowcapped southern Alps to the north.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 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
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Between food scraps and foodborne illness-causing bacteria on the dishes, the sink can quickly become a breeding ground for germs.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Trump scraps Scotch whisky tariffs 'in honor' of King Charles.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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People can get sick after breathing in contaminated particles that get stirred into the air, especially while cleaning or spending time in places where rodents have been active, like sheds, garages, barns, cabins and storage areas.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Plus, these particles are essential components of modern electronics, powering transistors and high-definition displays in smartphones and computers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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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
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The combination has allowed dense patches of fog to form inland, particularly in areas farther from the coast.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tablets like Dramamine take up almost no space in your bag, but there are plenty of alternatives, too, like ginger chews or motion sickness patches.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 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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Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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Future systems are expected to handle even larger and more complex molecules with greater accuracy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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