as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippets
McCord narrates snippets from the diary, which visitors may listen to on headphones.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Providing insights into special teas, this person will shine, if only in brief snippets.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Some of Butler’s songs are mere snippets, some are full-length numbers, often with vocals in the three-part harmony familiar from the time.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In addition to clips of ICE officers forcefully pushing and tackling people on the snowy streets, the video includes snippets of Minnesotans flooding the roads with posters calling for ICE to leave the city.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Billboard noted that social media platforms like TikTok, where fans used snippets of the song to soundtrack videos, fueled its resurgence over the past year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Fans were treated to short voice memos — including snippets of Styles singing teases of new music — and a gradual drip of album details.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors during the proceeding played 911 calls and snippets of Rosa’s interview with police.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The short promo features Peter Claffey introducing himself as Ser Duncan the Tall, with snippets of sword fighting and a familiar-looking Game of Thrones landscape.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Providing insights into special teas, this person will shine, if only in brief snippets.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Some of Butler’s songs are mere snippets, some are full-length numbers, often with vocals in the three-part harmony familiar from the time.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In addition to clips of ICE officers forcefully pushing and tackling people on the snowy streets, the video includes snippets of Minnesotans flooding the roads with posters calling for ICE to leave the city.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Billboard noted that social media platforms like TikTok, where fans used snippets of the song to soundtrack videos, fueled its resurgence over the past year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Fans were treated to short voice memos — including snippets of Styles singing teases of new music — and a gradual drip of album details.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors during the proceeding played 911 calls and snippets of Rosa’s interview with police.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The short promo features Peter Claffey introducing himself as Ser Duncan the Tall, with snippets of sword fighting and a familiar-looking Game of Thrones landscape.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
Noun
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There are several bits about comedy that haven’t aged well — references to Bill Cosby and Russell Peters, and there’s a scene from The Hangover.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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This brought back family gossip and hesitant bits of information about my mother’s beloved grandfather, my maternal great-grandfather.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tiny beads of blood had seeped out and dried into tiny specks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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Also known as sunspots, solar lentigines, or liver spots, age spots are additional specks and bits of pigment caused by excessive sun exposure.—
Essence,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cut with a floured 2 3/4- to 3-inch round or square cutter; re-form scraps as necessary to make six biscuits.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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This will help flush any loose food scraps down the disposal or into your strainer basket for easy removal.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The findings open a novel way to probe how quarks become bound into protons, neutrons, and other particles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As Dracula, Jones is giddy and joyous with flecks of depravity bursting through as the plot expands to include his ethereal bond with Harker’s fiancée, Mina Murray (also Bleu).—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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Editors could immediately tell that this wasn't your typical tortilla chip, noting the pale color and dark flecks of chia seed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another pair was constructed with various patches of blanket and check fabrics.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Written and performed Kentucky natives Nick Jamerson and Kris Bentley, the this song is love note to Kentucky which paints a nostalgic picture of familiar landscapes like old barns, tobacco patches, and the specific, winding journey of the Kentucky Mountain Parkway.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Researchers analyzed the medical records of over 2,500 people with asthma by using metabolomics, a way to measure small molecules in the blood called metabolites.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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The molecules in an apple are described by quantum mechanics, and photons of light bouncing off the surface molecules get entangled with them.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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