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
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
Cleanly snip off the spent bloom and stem below the foliage level.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
They can be cut with tin snips or a tile saw and installed by removing the backing and sticking the tile to the wall.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
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Other graves have yielded parts of other buckets that appear to have been purposefully snipped into small fragments before being placed in the ground, Howarth said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
Cleanly snip off the spent bloom and stem below the foliage level.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
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Others struck a pose as Alvarez made a quick fix with a snip right there on stage.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
They can be cut with tin snips or a tile saw and installed by removing the backing and sticking the tile to the wall.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
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The post also included images of Stamos shaving his longtime friend’s head and posing with Coulier and his wife Melissa.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Always a giving person, according to his friends and family, Scott had shaved his head to help raise money for childhood cancer research through St. Baldrick’s Foundation.Nicole Gregory, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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Listed by Kathryn Bentzen of Coldwell Banker Realty for a speck under $8.5 million, the roughly 1.7-acre parcel is tucked away behind high walls and gates.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Too much fluoride can also lead to dental fluorosis, which is cosmetic and can lead to the outer enamel layer of the tooth to have white specks or lines.Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Shop the best early Black Friday Skims sales before the steals disappear.Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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In his season debut, Bamba contributed nine points on 4-of-8 shooting with one free throw, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one turnover in 15 minutes in a solid victory against the Jazz.Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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European countries, meanwhile, have some of the world’s strictest targets to cut emissions by 2030 — but have also secured new gas supplies following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Provide customers with short, digestible snippets of content, as even the most complex of projects can be shortened into basic steps.Cassi Hallam, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the reunion features snippets of tense moments between the likes of Hannah and Nick, Marissa and Ramses, as well as Alexandra and Tim.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sanders is also one of the biggest bargains in CU football history.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Despite all the holiday bargains, a shopping frenzy can lead to overspending and making unnecessary purchases.Becca Stanek, theweek, 15 Nov. 2024
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Wear rubber gloves and clip a mangled licking branch (which holds the forehead and saliva scent of several bucks and does) from atop an active scrape and wire it over a mock scrape near your stand.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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During a July rally in Butler, Pa., a rooftop gunman clipped Trump in the right ear and killed an attendee.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The walking paths were shut down due to intense winds, and all of the suites and rooms were reserved for the Hallmark staff and talent to have a little bit of privacy.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Showbiz ran in Cher’s blood, as her mother was a struggling actress with bit parts in a number of TV series.Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snip. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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