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as in barked
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 photographed
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 changed
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
she abruptly snapped alert
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Recent Examples of snapped
Ari Long made four three-pointers while scoring 16 points to lead the Ducks (18-8, 6-7), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Photographers snapped a shot of Robert and Jane jointly holding the letter and looking at each other.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The Wolverines’ school-record nine-game winning streak in Big Ten games was snapped by a big and experienced team that plays stifling defense and is led by a 6-foot-7 preseason All-America center who does it all.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the 34-19 Celtics, who will play their final game before the NBA All-Star break Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls at TD Garden.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Zion Williamson added 29 points and Trey Murphy III scored 26 as the Pelicans snapped a three-game skid.
—Staff, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
The Leafs snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Red Raiders had their five-game win streak snapped Saturday at UCF, 88-80.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
The couple had a wintry Valentine's Day 2024 with their kids, and Biel snapped a cuddly moment between Timberlake and Phineas.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Photographers snapped a shot of Robert and Jane jointly holding the letter and looking at each other.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The Wolverines’ school-record nine-game winning streak in Big Ten games was snapped by a big and experienced team that plays stifling defense and is led by a 6-foot-7 preseason All-America center who does it all.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the 34-19 Celtics, who will play their final game before the NBA All-Star break Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls at TD Garden.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Zion Williamson added 29 points and Trey Murphy III scored 26 as the Pelicans snapped a three-game skid.
—Staff, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
The Leafs snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Red Raiders had their five-game win streak snapped Saturday at UCF, 88-80.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
The couple had a wintry Valentine's Day 2024 with their kids, and Biel snapped a cuddly moment between Timberlake and Phineas.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapped
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Charles’ pack of dogs incessantly barked blood curdling screams.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This was mostly because Sonia was busy with the German shepherd, who slept behind a gate in the kitchen and barked frantically whenever another parent came to the door.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tense conversation continued for several minutes before a peculiar discrepancy popped up.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cardi, who popped up for a quick cameo during Bad Bunny's Halftime Show and is about to embark on her Little Miss Drama tour, was in the Bay Area to celebrate the big game and attended a Fanatics pre-party looking like a 2000s emo girl-gone-2026.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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The activist was photographed in a quirky outfit that was full of early-aughts trends.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Last month, the Herald photographed the delivery of scores of new SUVs to an ICE operations center in Burlington.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kolb says the Fall/Winter 2026 schedule changed to lighten the load on the Monday holiday, without such a long break between the New York and London shows, which organizers trialled last year.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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But a year after Sabathia’s induction, have times already changed?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Another image shifted the focus to friendship, showing Grey posing alongside longtime friend Tracy Pollan.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Leonard Bernstein hosted a cocktail party, before hopping across the street to play Carnegie Hall, whose opening in 1891 shifted the center of the city’s culture uptown.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
9 Feb. 2026
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But a computer outage that snarled airlines nationwide forced Kerkering to change his flight back to Philadelphia.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Temperatures were plummeting as tens of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power from a blast of snow and ice last weekend that snarled traffic, knocked down trees and caused more than 100 deaths.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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How pronounced the link was between particulate exposure and death varied by season and demographics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Different species of Prototaxites might have varied in size, but the largest would have really towered over the landscape at a time when plants were less than 1 meter tall, said Kevin Boyce, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Stanford University.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Snapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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