snipped

verb

Definition of snippednext
past tense of snip
as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument snipped the loose ends

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  1. cut
  2. clipped
  3. trimmed
Verb
  • Despite barely being old enough to attend kindergarten, Cole was already cutting his teeth with a game that some have deemed to be the hardest of all time.
    Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Averaging 20 points per game in December was not cutting it.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut
Verb
  • The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.
    Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
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Thesaurus Entries Near snipped

sniping (at)

snipped

snippersnapper

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