as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippets
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
At vigils since the shooting, snippets of Pepe’s life story have emerged from conversations with some of his family members.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Titles can pile up on an iPhone, iPad and Mac as players dabble in different titles looking for the right amusement for their snippets of free time.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
There, an old school phone booth was set up (sponsored by Spotify) where fans took pictures and picked up the phone to hear snippets of her new album, Vie.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Since then, Manganiello has posted snippets of their romance, including photos of travels, premieres and birthdays.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
One longs to see a full scene of Candy in action onscreen or in a home video, rather than just snippets.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Salazar’s face and snippets of his stand-up postgame interview were plastered across social media and any other place baseball is discussed.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Listen to what Carpenter had to say and snippets of the music, or read highlights from the interview.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
At vigils since the shooting, snippets of Pepe’s life story have emerged from conversations with some of his family members.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Titles can pile up on an iPhone, iPad and Mac as players dabble in different titles looking for the right amusement for their snippets of free time.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
There, an old school phone booth was set up (sponsored by Spotify) where fans took pictures and picked up the phone to hear snippets of her new album, Vie.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Since then, Manganiello has posted snippets of their romance, including photos of travels, premieres and birthdays.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
One longs to see a full scene of Candy in action onscreen or in a home video, rather than just snippets.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Salazar’s face and snippets of his stand-up postgame interview were plastered across social media and any other place baseball is discussed.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Listen to what Carpenter had to say and snippets of the music, or read highlights from the interview.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
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The goal is to sit at the center of every money move—paying rent, parking spare cash in a three-month T-bill, even accessing emergency funds on a Sunday—while quietly automating the bits that don't need hands-on attention.—
Jamie Elkaleh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Scientists thought these spiky bits might be spiny scales, like those found on the bodies of rays and sharks.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now for other people whose crepe myrtles look like yours, black bark and white specks are classic signs of crepe myrtle scales.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show’s opening sequences show readers wrapping fish and other food scraps in the latest edition.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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There may have been a few childhood scraps along the way, though.—
Otto Rabe,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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This area of open magnetic fields more easily releases charged particles into space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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It is composed of smaller particles called quarks and gluons, bound by the strong interaction.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2025
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Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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Frequent nicks, ingrown hairs, dry patches, and razor burn can result when relying on shaving as your primary hair removal method — but with the proper tools and techniques, these unpleasant side effects can be avoided.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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When To Avoid Sanding If bare spots or brown patches begin to appear, there could actually be another issue with the lawn or parts of it.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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In short, this is a smart gel where tiny sliding molecules act like both shock absorbers and stress indicators.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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As radiation interacted with the samples, the spectra shifted, signaling the formation of new molecules.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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