as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
snipped the loose ends
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Recent Examples of snipped
Publishers argued that dominant online platforms, especially those of Google and Meta, use news content and divert ad revenue from news publications, with most searches ending at the results page with answers snipped from online news articles that don’t require clicking through to news websites.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The three-time Olympic gold medalist, 39, famously snipped his red hair in December 2012 and has been rocking a shorter style as of late.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Even Jennifer Lopez once snipped off her signature long tresses for a jaw-hugging style.
—Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
These offspring can be snipped off and planted to create new plants.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
With a pair of dirty scissors Qin Yuan snipped the loose thread where one of the woman’s toes stuck out.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Use a small piping bag with a tiny round tip or a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off to pipe a single white line down the center of each cookie.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The sound, meanwhile, is specifically snipped from a conversation between Anne Hathaway's Andrea Sachs and Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The three-time Olympic gold medalist, 39, famously snipped his red hair in December 2012 and has been rocking a shorter style as of late.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Even Jennifer Lopez once snipped off her signature long tresses for a jaw-hugging style.
—Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
These offspring can be snipped off and planted to create new plants.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
With a pair of dirty scissors Qin Yuan snipped the loose thread where one of the woman’s toes stuck out.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Use a small piping bag with a tiny round tip or a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off to pipe a single white line down the center of each cookie.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The sound, meanwhile, is specifically snipped from a conversation between Anne Hathaway's Andrea Sachs and Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly in the 2006 film.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipped
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Shortly after revealing her diagnosis in February 2025, Mellencamp, 44, shaved her head to prep for surgery to remove a few of the tumors.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yukon gold potatoes are shaved to a thickness of about a millimeter, layered with butter and a little corn starch and baked.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the men's singles final in figure skating, the NBC telecast just cut to a shot of American Max Naumov, who was juggling a soccer ball.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Catherine’s brother Hindley, a vicious bully whose abuse is part of what drives Cathy and Heathcliff so closely together, is cut entirely, his role combined with Catherine’s father.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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The impassioned celebration was quickly clipped and shared across social media, with thousands enjoying what initially looked like a release of unbridled, unrehearsed joy.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Searching for every inch, every millisecond of an advantage, her right arm clipped the fourth gate.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Politicians would like to believe that rising health-insurance costs result from bloated hospital budgets, physician overpayments, or administrative waste—problems that could be trimmed away painlessly.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gaga’s entire dress was trimmed with pleated fabric on her chest, stomach, and skirt, adding extra movement and texture to the head-turning look.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Snipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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