: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
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snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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In what long ago became a prestige television trope, each episode begins with a pre-credits snippet of backstory.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
The video snippet left an acrid taste in some people’s mouths.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Listen to snippets of those songs or read the transcript here.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Benthaus, 33, part of the European Space Agency’s graduate trainee program in the Netherlands, experienced snippets of weightlessness during a parabolic airplane flight out of Houston in 2022.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
The video snippet left an acrid taste in some people’s mouths.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Listen to snippets of those songs or read the transcript here.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Benthaus, 33, part of the European Space Agency’s graduate trainee program in the Netherlands, experienced snippets of weightlessness during a parabolic airplane flight out of Houston in 2022.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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