as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
Not literal strings, of course — but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
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Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Their owner has been sharing snippets of their lives on TikTok since Marlin, the eldest Labrador, was welcomed into their family.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The specialty single also includes the song’s outro — snipped from the original commercial release — as the voices of Kendricks and Paul Williams ring out while a snippet of saxophone, likely played by Funk Brother Hank Cosby, makes a brief and unexpected cameo.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024
Kendrick Lamar dropped a new song snippet Friday (Nov. 22), introducing the masses to his surprise album of the same name, GNX.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Their owner has been sharing snippets of their lives on TikTok since Marlin, the eldest Labrador, was welcomed into their family.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The specialty single also includes the song’s outro — snipped from the original commercial release — as the voices of Kendricks and Paul Williams ring out while a snippet of saxophone, likely played by Funk Brother Hank Cosby, makes a brief and unexpected cameo.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024
Kendrick Lamar dropped a new song snippet Friday (Nov. 22), introducing the masses to his surprise album of the same name, GNX.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Invest a few million in infrastructure to make a few million in gate revenue — that’s a tidy bit of business.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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So some of the stuff that was really cutting-edge and contemporary about that novel would've seemed a little bit passé.Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
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There were also no visible specks of spices like the Shamrock nog.Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But a break in the case finally came in 2002 when the Contra Costa County forensic lab matched DNA in Kemp’s hair with the genetic makeup of a speck of blood found on one of Wiltsey’s fingernails.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Here are five of the weirdest, rarest hypothetical particles in the universe.Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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This periodic comet, discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1790 and later linked to Horace Tuttle's 1858 observations, sheds particles that burn up in Earth's atmosphere, creating meteors.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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After June has taken off with one of her newsboys, Rose, grasping at any scrap of opportunity, forces Louise, who has so far been awkward and reticent, into stripping.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Bread This is where scraps of bread or days-old bread come in handy.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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The wipe will launch alongside patch 0.16.0.0, which will also be installed on the same day.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Experts attribute this growth to their ease – wearing a pimple patch all day is seamless and easy.Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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Wow your guests before the first bite—vanilla flecks give desserts a high-quality, artisanal look (and taste).Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The other side: But concerns over water fluoridation have included fluorosis, when growing teeth are exposed to too much fluoride and develop white flecks or spots, and reduced IQ in children.Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Yes, there’s a demonic agent of chaos with six limbs and a mouthful of huge teeth.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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In order to catch liars, the ancient Chinese would sometimes give the accused a mouthful of uncooked rice during interrogation—and then ask the person to open wide.Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Cave pearls are known to form around a nucleus, which can be made from a number of materials, such as rocky fragments, mud pieces, blue algae, wood shreds and animal bones.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Arizona Republican published multiple recipes for chop suey aimed at white housewives, including one made of pork, mushrooms and celery served over Kellogg’s corn soya shreds cereal instead of rice.Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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