as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
snipped the loose ends
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as in speck
a very small piece
cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine
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as in steal
British
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip
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Recent Examples of snip
Julie L. Belcove,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Levine said the deposition was cynically used by opposing lawyers, who snipped a small portion of a long deposition to paint a disingenuous narrative.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Alex Christian,
Wired News,
3 June 2026
More delicate, thin-skinned fruit like mandarins and Meyer lemons require a more hands-on approach using snips.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Most snipped small bits from her skirt and sweater, but in one notorious rendition in New York, preserved on film, a man gleefully hacked off the torso portion of her slip, then sliced the straps of her bra, leaving her to draw her arms protectively around her breasts.
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Julie L. Belcove,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Levine said the deposition was cynically used by opposing lawyers, who snipped a small portion of a long deposition to paint a disingenuous narrative.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Noun
Its get-in price dropped 25 percent over two weeks in May, to around $450—a relative snip.
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Alex Christian,
Wired News,
3 June 2026
More delicate, thin-skinned fruit like mandarins and Meyer lemons require a more hands-on approach using snips.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The group — which Microsoft , Nvidia , Alphabet , Apple , Meta , Tesla and Amazon — shaved off roughly $2 trillion in market cap, as investors are starting to reassess the investing case for these once unbeatable mega-caps.
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Make sure to freshly shave your cheese for the best results to snack on mid-festivities.
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New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me.
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One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
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Angel Reese recorded her 11th and 12th double-doubles of the season in the two Valkyries games and set a career high with six steals in the June 26 contest.
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Scoring a pair of quality linen and cotton pants for less than $20 is a steal.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
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Instead, at the scene, detectives looked at snippets of surveillance videos stored on Burke’s phone.
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The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.
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Home prices in the nation are falling, making way for potential bargains—but only the wealthiest foreigners can afford to move there.
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Some of that advantage comes from a bargain few would defend out loud.
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At the low end, a dog washing station is a hose, a spray nozzle and somewhere to clip the leash.
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His pass to Luis Romo was perhaps a little short but the midfielder kept his cool, finding Roberto Alvarado, who clipped a gorgeous, inviting pass over the top.
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This pacing problem extends to subplots like the Henry-in-a-coma bit.
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Scientists pointed out that the abrasion bit the rover used to expose the rocks was sterilized before launch and has cut into other rocks across Jezero without ever producing a G-band this strong.
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snip. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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