as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
snipped the loose ends
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Recent Examples of snipping
Cut off the flower head by snipping the stem just above the first set of large leaves, McEnaney says.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2026
So don't be shy about snipping off leaves for your projects.
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Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
Nguyen’s striking direction in the scenes in which Kristen faces her future in the hospital elevates the maudlin material, especially after Kristen makes the choice to lose a leg in the hopes of snipping the cancer in the bud.
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Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Its DuoScrub rotary mops apply downward pressure to erase stains, while a specialized hair-snipping brush eliminates manual detangling.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2026
One enzyme acts as a random chopper, snipping the long polymer chains into smaller pieces, while the other slowly chews these pieces into their monomer building units from each end.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Brushing past a pot of rosemary on the way to the grill, or snipping mint for a drink, makes the garden feel personal in a way that purely ornamental plantings cannot.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2026
So don't be shy about snipping off leaves for your projects.
—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
Nguyen’s striking direction in the scenes in which Kristen faces her future in the hospital elevates the maudlin material, especially after Kristen makes the choice to lose a leg in the hopes of snipping the cancer in the bud.
—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Its DuoScrub rotary mops apply downward pressure to erase stains, while a specialized hair-snipping brush eliminates manual detangling.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2026
One enzyme acts as a random chopper, snipping the long polymer chains into smaller pieces, while the other slowly chews these pieces into their monomer building units from each end.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Brushing past a pot of rosemary on the way to the grill, or snipping mint for a drink, makes the garden feel personal in a way that purely ornamental plantings cannot.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipping
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Right now, Amazon has it on sale for 33% off, sending the price tag below $100 and shaving $50 off.
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Borrowers with strong credit may be able to qualify for a rate below that threshold, and shaving even half a point off your rate can add meaningful room to your price ceiling.
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Jangoo and Chase batted cautiously in the first hour before cutting loose just before lunch.
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The ribbon-cutting event was a somewhat soggy affair (got to love that unpredictable Florida weather) but a happy one for Seth and the 20+ IONNA employees that made the road trip down from their corporate office in Raleigh, NC.
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This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
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Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
Verb
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Ninety-five-year-old Warren Buffett is famous for clipping coupons and living in a modest Nebraska house, despite having $146 billion to his name.
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Plant one clipping per vessel in a nutrient-rich soil mixture.
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“Snipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipping. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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