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as in to bark
to speak sharply or irritably
the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us
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as in to change
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
she abruptly snapped alert
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as in clap
a loud explosive sound
the plastic coat hook broke off with a loud snap when he tried to hang the heavy bag on it
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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
took several snaps of his family for the scrapbook
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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
the team is showing a lot of snap tonight
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as in freeze
a weather condition marked by low temperatures
a prolonged cold snap
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as in shred
a very small amount
I don't care a snap about gossip
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
this test will be a snap
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
a snap course that even an idiot could pass
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as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
made a snap decision
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Recent Examples of snap
Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
In Memphis The Razorbacks lost in Memphis for the first time since 1994 and had a 6-game win streak in the city snapped.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
To celebrate their 15-year anniversary in 2024, Genius shared a snap of the two together.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Against South Florida, Beck was able to identify coverages pre-snap, which gave him a head start on knowing where to turn his eyes and attack the defense.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Chao Ching would just go for it, snap!
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
In Memphis The Razorbacks lost in Memphis for the first time since 1994 and had a 6-game win streak in the city snapped.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
Even with Rashee Rice suspended and Xavier Worthy missing all but three snaps due to injury, the Chiefs were in a position to win both of their first two games on the back of the late-game efforts of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
To celebrate their 15-year anniversary in 2024, Genius shared a snap of the two together.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Just yesterday, more than 100,000 anti-immigration protesters packed central London on Sunday, while in France, President Emmanuel Macron is resisting intense pressure to call snap parliamentary elections — a vote the far right would likely win.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Against South Florida, Beck was able to identify coverages pre-snap, which gave him a head start on knowing where to turn his eyes and attack the defense.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snap
Verb
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Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some puppies raised around other barking dogs may start barking earlier, while others might never bark.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The costumes and production design are all Jacques Demy by way of Anthropologie, color-popped to impose personality on the personality-less (and with Bright Eyes and Mitski on the soundtrack to reinforce the indie tweeness).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The doctor’s work continues After the experiment, MacDougall worked on other ideas, including using X-rays to photograph the human soul.—
Leah Hudson,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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The most frequently photographed park on Flickr got a score of 10, the rest scored five or higher.—
Brooke Baitinger
September 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Amazon has received about 1,500 emails in the past year, and the company has changed about 455 processes based on that feedback, Jassy said.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Humans can also read between the lines, understand nuance, adapt to change and lend a listening ear in ways machines can’t.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yes, the interception was unfortunate, and the botched snap/clap in the second quarter was bizarre.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
22 Sep. 2025
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In this June 25, 2007 file photo, a Dominican Navy soldier stands guard over bales of cocaine during a news conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those batteries will then lead to cost, weight and material savings, creating an attractive selection of affordable, efficient new-energy vehicles, reported New Atlas.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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The people advancing that grassroots energy theory tended to be electoral underperformers themselves.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The nutrition program in Dikwa, which was funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), received a sudden stop-work order during the administration’s aid freeze, according to the nonprofit that implemented the work, Mercy Corps.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, this practice can still be done in the window that succeeds late fall die-off and precedes a heavy freeze.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Snap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snap. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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