as in bit
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippet
The soundtrack features a bumper mix of rehearsal and concert recordings from their reunion tour, dialog snippets, and cast recordings from the Slanted!
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
The song ends with a snippet of a Hitler speech from 1935.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
The superstar shared the news along with a trailer for the film on Wednesday, which also features snippets of the song.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
To get a free taste of Fringe, a preview night event offering snippets of multiple shows at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre, 2130 Pan American Road, in Balboa Park.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
The song ends with a snippet of a Hitler speech from 1935.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
The superstar shared the news along with a trailer for the film on Wednesday, which also features snippets of the song.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
To get a free taste of Fringe, a preview night event offering snippets of multiple shows at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre, 2130 Pan American Road, in Balboa Park.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet
Noun
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Not only is sitting on the potty all by yourself a little bit scary, but nobody likes putting play to a stop to use the potty, either.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 June 2025
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From its cute-fake soundstage-town setting to the authoritative yet chummy voice-over narration (courtesy of Nick Offerman), The Life of Chuck works doggedly to give you the warm fuzzies—and a little bit of that fuzz goes a long way.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The whole process is more NASA than NASCAR in that there’s not a speck of grease or oil on the bright, white vinyl flooring and everybody’s hands are clean.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Or a percentage of a fraction of a risk — better lock him up, than risk a speck of backlash.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The science transparency rule in the first Trump administration was intended to limit the EPA’s ability to consider epidemiologic studies like those that established the health harms from exposure to secondhand smoke and to PM2.5, fine particles often from pollution.—
H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
5 June 2025
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For particle pollution, this is the average of 24 hourly values.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Wang Cong Closing out the UFC 316 early prelims is a women’s flyweight scrap between Ariane da Silva (17-10) and Wang Cong (7-1).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Some cancer patients with intractable pain use a fentanyl patch or fentanyl lozenge, for example.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The disease causes the soft tissue in the corals to slough off, leaving behind white patches of exposed skeleton.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Santo My Palo can best be described as an otherworldly nude shade with multicolored glittery flecks suspended in the gel that reflect light for a mega-watt sparkle.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
27 May 2025
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The formula—which sparkles in the bottle with rose-gold flecks of glitter—is made more indulgent yet with its gourman, coconut-milk scent.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
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The photo shows a happy Thomas with his Philly in his lap, and a mouthful of Angelo's.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Miss Manners has seen people who want to talk through a mouthful of food cover their mouths like this, but not those trying to modulate their voices. Is lowering your volume just too obvious?—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Sincerely, People with functioning eyes and a shred of honesty.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Please be advised that the dress code is either pastel-Easter-egg chic or ripped black shreds and absolutely nothing in between.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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