as in bits
a very small piece
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Recent Examples of snippets
The number of ads displayed has grown, the way Google ranks content is constantly changing to provide a better user experience, and rich snippets of text from websites began appearing in result pages several years ago.
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Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
After all, who needs a spike in real-time viewership when millions will watch it in snippets anyway?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
The proud mom also included clips of her girls skiing down the mountain and snippets from the family's night out at a bowling alley.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Her videos feature game-day glam transformations and snippets from her performances alongside her teammates on the field.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Though the star, who frequently posts get-ready-with-me content to the platform, has shown off snippets of her wardrobe in the past, this gives us the best look yet at its enormous footprint.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
One thing that seemed clear in the footage with John Harbaugh and the snippets of team meetings was how the sense of urgency in the Ravens’ building has ratcheted up.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Lively was criticized for her lighthearted interview snippets and cross-promotion of her new hair-care line because of the film’s serious, domestic violence storyline.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
On the night before the verdict, they were joined by more than a dozen journalists, clambering for the best angle of their emerging messages, pasted up on walls already crowded by other snippets of testimony and poetry.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
After all, who needs a spike in real-time viewership when millions will watch it in snippets anyway?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
The proud mom also included clips of her girls skiing down the mountain and snippets from the family's night out at a bowling alley.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Her videos feature game-day glam transformations and snippets from her performances alongside her teammates on the field.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Though the star, who frequently posts get-ready-with-me content to the platform, has shown off snippets of her wardrobe in the past, this gives us the best look yet at its enormous footprint.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
One thing that seemed clear in the footage with John Harbaugh and the snippets of team meetings was how the sense of urgency in the Ravens’ building has ratcheted up.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Lively was criticized for her lighthearted interview snippets and cross-promotion of her new hair-care line because of the film’s serious, domestic violence storyline.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
On the night before the verdict, they were joined by more than a dozen journalists, clambering for the best angle of their emerging messages, pasted up on walls already crowded by other snippets of testimony and poetry.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippets
Noun
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The Barcelona study exposed the tiny plastic particles to human intestinal cells and found they were absorbed in large amounts by digestive cells that produce mucus, even making their way into the cells' nuclei, where the DNA is kept.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By analyzing fossil molecules in sediments deposited around 65 to 66 million years ago in the interior of the North American continent, the scientific team reconstructed air temperatures for the entire time period.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The structure of these molecules changes depending on the temperature of the environment the bacteria once lived in.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Whole grains like wheat and oats as well as pseudograins like quinoa.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sources of magnesium include whole grains, leafy greens, nuts, seeds, and legumes.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Snippets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snippets. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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