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as in barking
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 popping
to break suddenly with an explosive sound
the fragile twig snapped in her hands
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as in photographing
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 changing
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
she abruptly snapped alert
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Recent Examples of snapping
Officials remind visitors that these goats are working professionals, not petting zoo pals, but snapping photos from a distance is encouraged.
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Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
But as far as sales are concerned, that stuff hasn’t stopped Subaru fans from snapping these things up left and right.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
Justin Treutelaar likened the mechanics of long snapping to those used by golfers.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The Wolves have won four straight after snapping a five-game losing streak.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Brooklyn beat the Utah Jazz 109-99 at Delta Center, improving to 13-34 and snapping that skid behind a bold starting lineup that featured three rookies and a breakout performance from Egor Dëmin in a building that meant something to him.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Gold and silver prices fell sharply on Friday, snapping a powerful rally that has seen the metals shatter multiple records this year.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Korpisalo made 24 saves in loss, snapping a four-game personal win streak.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Ha, the people in there are snapping selfies.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
But as far as sales are concerned, that stuff hasn’t stopped Subaru fans from snapping these things up left and right.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
Justin Treutelaar likened the mechanics of long snapping to those used by golfers.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The Wolves have won four straight after snapping a five-game losing streak.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Brooklyn beat the Utah Jazz 109-99 at Delta Center, improving to 13-34 and snapping that skid behind a bold starting lineup that featured three rookies and a breakout performance from Egor Dëmin in a building that meant something to him.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Gold and silver prices fell sharply on Friday, snapping a powerful rally that has seen the metals shatter multiple records this year.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Korpisalo made 24 saves in loss, snapping a four-game personal win streak.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Ha, the people in there are snapping selfies.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapping
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Leichman is excited to see what the right-hander can do when his back is not seizing up and his shoulder’s not barking.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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Seemingly out of nowhere, a dog appeared and started barking at one of the responding officers.—
Tony Dokoupil,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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For nearly 50 years, Cort worked steadily in Hollywood, popping up in films by Robert Altman and Wes Anderson, as well as a variety of television shows.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Just looking out the window or listening to the burners rolling full-blast in your furnace can be the tell-tale sign that a potentially eye-popping bill is on the way.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nina Greipel spent tons of hours on the book, including making and photographing each of the 80 recipes inside and interviewing her parents at length.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hughes paid a photographer $2,500 to spend an afternoon photographing Jane rolling around on a stack of hay, holding a pistol, blouse straps at her arms, revealing just enough.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Photons, for example, can bounce off an atom and carry off positional information about it without changing the quantum state of the system.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Al Flowers, who has lived on King Drive for about four years but has stayed in the area nearly his entire life, wants neighbors to continue to host public meetings about future developments to ensure residents like himself have a voice in how the area is changing.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The scale of this year’s snowfall temporarily closed Hokkaido’s main airport last week, stranding hundreds of passengers, while snarling other travel, delaying train services and forcing the closure of some highways.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte-area communities got 6 to 12 inches of snow over the weekend, closing schools, snarling traffic and shutting down public transit.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
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Set inside the world’s most popular video game, the film imagines a next-gen AI system that allows in-game characters to become sentient, shifting the game from entertainment into a living universe that awakens, evolves and begins interacting with human beings.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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To his credit, the filmmaker handles this dark material with considerable showmanship, shifting from the most striking chiaroscuro black-and-white to bursts of near-garish technicolor, giving each grim coda a distinct visual texture.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Levy took out a laptop and began shouting first names.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Just a few months ago, a far‑right group disrupted the early morning prayer services of the NSU Muslim Student Association on Hollywood Beach, shouting hateful anti-Muslim slurs.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Data on the cloud doesn’t disappear The policy also makes clear that footage can stay on cloud servers for varying amounts of time, but also gives users the right to view and delete video at their discretion.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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With 65 bedrooms, 20 apartments and four lofts, the range of accommodations suits groups of varying sizes.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Snapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapping. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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