snips 1 of 2

plural of snip

snips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snips
Noun
Simply pinch off any offset or irregular branches with your fingers or garden snips so that the plant has a more rounded appearance. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025 Use the snips for this harvesting task. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the footage, Sally leans forward, flips her hair over her face, and snips the ends. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snips
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snips
Noun
  • The goal is to sit at the center of every money move—paying rent, parking spare cash in a three-month T-bill, even accessing emergency funds on a Sunday—while quietly automating the bits that don't need hands-on attention.
    Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists thought these spiky bits might be spiny scales, like those found on the bodies of rays and sharks.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Goodwill Akron's guide says that secondhand stores are ideal places to score bargains on things such as clothing, gear, and toys—and shoppers should look for quality, condition, and play-value.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pro gaming mouse shaves off 24%, packing ultra-light speed and switches that keep up with endless gaming sessions without slowing you down.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Those varying responses often have an offsetting effect that shaves off the most extreme edges of the group’s volatility.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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, 11 Sep. 2025
  • At vigils since the shooting, snippets of Pepe’s life story have emerged from conversations with some of his family members.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Friedl has recorded 12 steals on 15 attempts.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The latter happens when a ball clips the net before dropping in play.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Now for other people whose crepe myrtles look like yours, black bark and white specks are classic signs of crepe myrtle scales.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Google Flights’ 2025 Travel Trends pinpoint the exact window for deals, pulling and tracking data from multiple airlines and travel agencies.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that Robertson reportedly asked for team assistance to pursue no-show endorsement deals at that time, only to find them later with Aspiration during Leonard’s Clippers tenure, sets the kind of backdrop that only hurts their case at the moment.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Snips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snips. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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