: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
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snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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The song first went viral when Ball played a snippet for streamer N3on, exemplifying streaming’s increasingly vital role in hip-hop discovery.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
In addition to not revealing images of Count Orlok until Monday, Focus Features was careful not to release any snippets of the character’s voice.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Our team put this idea to the test by asking 36 participants to watch snippets selected from a TV show and then make guesses about what occurred before or after each scene.
—Jeremy R. Manning, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
By May, Wright began joining Swims on his tour, performing duets onstage and posting snippets of them together on social media.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
In addition to not revealing images of Count Orlok until Monday, Focus Features was careful not to release any snippets of the character’s voice.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Our team put this idea to the test by asking 36 participants to watch snippets selected from a TV show and then make guesses about what occurred before or after each scene.
—Jeremy R. Manning, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
By May, Wright began joining Swims on his tour, performing duets onstage and posting snippets of them together on social media.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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