snap up
phrasal verb
snapped up; snapping up; snaps up
: to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly
Shoppers came to the store to snap up bargains after the holidays.
The company is hiring. When they see your work history, they'll snap you up!
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Another adjacent $15 million home was also allegedly snapped up by an entity connected to Page in January, too, completing his property trifecta (and following the trend of billionaires amassing luxe compounds in Miami).
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2026
These sanctions trigger central banks to snap up gold, seeing it as a sanctions-proof asset.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Front Row has snapped up another marketing agency.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
He was snapped up by the Patriots, who had the third overall pick.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2026
These sanctions trigger central banks to snap up gold, seeing it as a sanctions-proof asset.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Front Row has snapped up another marketing agency.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
He was snapped up by the Patriots, who had the third overall pick.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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