snipe

as in to potshot

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Recent Examples of snipe If Rob was a faithful, why wouldn’t the traitors have sniped him out by now? Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Feb. 2025 Planes are great for sniping Commanders, for instance. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Lee sniped an insurance goal on a wide-open look from the right circle that Arlington was late to contest midway through the third. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025 The looming push, however, already appears to be taking a political turn, as officials snipe over what led to the raging wildfires. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snipe

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“Snipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipe. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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