as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
And as part of his set, which included hits such as ‘Feel’, Williams performed snippets of his song for the Club World Cup.
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Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Watch a snippet of his conversation with Fat Joe about mental health and more below.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The song first went viral when Ball played a snippet for streamer N3on, exemplifying streaming’s increasingly vital role in hip-hop discovery.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
In addition to not revealing images of Count Orlok until Monday, Focus Features was careful not to release any snippets of the character’s voice.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Watch a snippet of his conversation with Fat Joe about mental health and more below.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The song first went viral when Ball played a snippet for streamer N3on, exemplifying streaming’s increasingly vital role in hip-hop discovery.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
In addition to not revealing images of Count Orlok until Monday, Focus Features was careful not to release any snippets of the character’s voice.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
Noun
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With the best brush for curly hair in your arsenal, every part of your routine—from detangling to DIY blowouts—gets a little bit simpler.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
25 Jan. 2025
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The problem, of course, is that the bit itself is stuck in one gear.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The asking price is a speck under $15.5 million, with the listing held by Delaney Fox of Keller Williams Sun Valley Southern Idaho.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Murphy’s face is hidden behind the camera whose flash illuminates specks of dust that hang in the air.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Both are abrasive particles with sharp edges that can irritate eyes, respiratory systems and skin.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Farm waste such as chicken manure, weeds, and other scraps are transformed into nutrient-rich organic fertilizers.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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But back in 2010, a spate of thefts of the covers for scrap metal in Turkey meant that an alternative, with equally strong material needed to be used to secure them.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs’ Harrison Butker went through a rough patch upon his return from minor (non-kicking) knee surgery, missing two field goals and an extra point in his final four games.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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It is embedded with patches and medals from the many trails the grandfather had trekked.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Others less so: Tiny flecks of indium make the screen sensitive to the touch of a finger.—
Vince Beiser,
WIRED,
30 Nov. 2024
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And in the very center of the panel, in flat, dark country, in literal no man’s land, is a small, broken vertical line consisting of flecks of white paint.—
Teju Cole,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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This mouthful of a condition is a chronic type of arthritis that causes spine inflamation.—
Brittany Risher,
SELF,
8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the most powerful person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
30 Dec. 2024
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Hundreds of commenters who had never met the couple thanked her for the shred of good news.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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