as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
The soundtrack features a bumper mix of rehearsal and concert recordings from their reunion tour, dialog snippets, and cast recordings from the Slanted!
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
The song ends with a snippet of a Hitler speech from 1935.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
The superstar shared the news along with a trailer for the film on Wednesday, which also features snippets of the song.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
To get a free taste of Fringe, a preview night event offering snippets of multiple shows at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre, 2130 Pan American Road, in Balboa Park.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
The song ends with a snippet of a Hitler speech from 1935.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
The superstar shared the news along with a trailer for the film on Wednesday, which also features snippets of the song.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
To get a free taste of Fringe, a preview night event offering snippets of multiple shows at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre, 2130 Pan American Road, in Balboa Park.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
Noun
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Don't load it up with more than 8 pounds of gear though, and avoid anything with pointy bits, as there's no padding here.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
25 May 2025
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Still, by the end of the film, the two finally reconcile their differences with a handshake, probably largely thanks to that whole bit about Ethan successfully saving the world... again.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The whole process is more NASA than NASCAR in that there’s not a speck of grease or oil on the bright, white vinyl flooring and everybody’s hands are clean.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Or a percentage of a fraction of a risk — better lock him up, than risk a speck of backlash.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
Noun
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This approach has proved enormously successful, explaining everything from the behavior of subatomic particles to the evolution of the entire universe.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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Since higher concentrations of aerosol particles creates clouds that are more reflective of the sun’s rays, the strength of an area’s aerosol particle sources matters.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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Probably not, but Paul has been getting the better of all the scraps between the two on WWE programming.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The owner of that scrap metal yard agreed in a settlement with the city in 2023 that his business would only purchase legally obtained catalytic converters and copper wire.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
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This signals the end of a seriously rough patch for KTM, which was on the brink of collapse for a while.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
23 May 2025
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There's a fascinating set of new patches Chinese officials released for a series of launches with top-secret satellites over the last two months, Ars reports.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Each shot is a singular moment in time, and plates are sometimes imbued with not just the emotional weight of the image but also flecks of dust kicked up by passing dump trucks full of debris.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Then, a volunteer lit the pyre, and flecks of ashes swirled in the air.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Miss Manners has seen people who want to talk through a mouthful of food cover their mouths like this, but not those trying to modulate their voices. Is lowering your volume just too obvious?—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Hydrogen peroxide with a 3% concentration is the concentration sold in most pharmacies. Take a small mouthful of the mixture and tilt your head back.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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And yet, the poem’s haunting finale carried a shred of hope.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for about 3 1/2 hours until meat shreds easily.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
6 May 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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