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
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026 Heckel crowed with delight as Strong tried paper, snipping her classmate’s fingers with scissors to complete the sweep. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026 Gould said police found a hydrogen peroxide bottle, tarps, shears, snips, a hatchet, and a hacksaw — the last of which was also visibly stained brownish red in a photo shown by the prosecution. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snip
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These offspring can be snipped off and planted to create new plants. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026 Heckel crowed with delight as Strong tried paper, snipping her classmate’s fingers with scissors to complete the sweep. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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Pruning and Clipping Tools Pruning shears, clippers, and garden snips are often the culprit in spreading disease or insect infestations in the garden since they are used to remove parts of the plant. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026 Gould said police found a hydrogen peroxide bottle, tarps, shears, snips, a hatchet, and a hacksaw — the last of which was also visibly stained brownish red in a photo shown by the prosecution. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snip
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Each man staked a wrestler, and the winner would shave the loser’s hair.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Amor & Droga [SOL] Even though she’s gone head-to-head on a track with Madonna and shaved her head onstage at FKA twigs’ Body High tour, Tokischa continues to find new ways to establish herself as one of neoperreo’s ballsiest torchbearers.— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
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Silvery or mottled patches on leaves, brown or distorted petal edges, dark specks (feces) or flower buds that fail to open are signs of thrips.— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
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Within it, there's not a speck of greenery in sight.— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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White also notched a career-high 88 steals while starting all but five games for the Celtics during the regular season.— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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On a fifth possession, Jokic finally got an awkward touch around the elbow but had to tip the ball to himself multiple times while Minnesota went for a steal.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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The newscast cut the bodycam footage after his entry to protect her identity, but Vogel proudly said there was no cause for concern.— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
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In April 2009, a unanimous council — including first-year member Todd Gloria — embraced Sanders’ plan to impose a 6% cut in pay and benefits for city workers, cutting the shortfall in half.— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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During the set, Bieber played songs from his latest albums SWAG and SWAG II, as well as snippets of hits from throughout his career.— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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Each snippet of information is like a single tile being laid, with the story’s mosaic slowly, and tragically, emerging.— The Know, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Howard Marks warned that investors hunting for bargains may be disappointed, saying markets are still far from distressed levels despite bouts of volatility.— Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, rookie standout Matt Savoie and bargain pickup Jack Roslovic gave the Oilers secondary scoring to spare.— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Both the House and Senate want to clip DeSantis’ wings.— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the rise of algorithmic feeds, clipping has morphed into the creator economy’s version of wheatpasting.— Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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For Rory McIlroy, the trek toward getting a second Masters championship got a little bit harder.— Rod Beard, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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For whatever sprinkling of sociopathy that Quinn might have, seeing her dead best friend’s daughter, who looks just like her best friend, standing in front of her cracks through a little bit.— Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/snip. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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