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as in bits
a very small piece
cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine
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as in bargains
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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as in shaves
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
snipped the loose ends
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Recent Examples of snips
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Use the snips for this harvesting task.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Simply pinch off any offset or irregular branches with your fingers or garden snips so that the plant has a more rounded appearance.
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In the footage, Sally leans forward, flips her hair over her face, and snips the ends.
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Tutu Atwell’s role is perplexing Every fan base has some trademark bits.—
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The new Galactic Brownie flavor combines brownie batter ice cream, gooey brownie bits, creamy chocolate icing swirls, and rainbow chips that dazzle like the stars in the Milky Way.—
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Which inexpensive movies will emerge as Movies Fantasy League bargains?—
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The new iPhone models, Jim said, are great bargains because customers can combine trade-in value with incentives from cell providers like Verizon .—
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Pro gaming mouse shaves off 24%, packing ultra-light speed and switches that keep up with endless gaming sessions without slowing you down.—
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Those varying responses often have an offsetting effect that shaves off the most extreme edges of the group’s volatility.—
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Like its predecessor, When the Sea Came Alive, this audiobook features snippets of first-person accounts of those who lived the history.—
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On Monday, the actress showed her Instagram followers snippets from an enviable workcation at Universal Studios Orlando in Central Florida.—
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With two steals in the fifth inning, Agustín Ramírez notched his fifth multisteal game of the season, matching the MLB record for a catcher set by Ray Schalk of the White Sox in 1916.—
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At the height of his career to date, India was known for his ability to get on base and accumulate steals.—
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The carry handles each have a magnetic piece that then clips together to form a single bar to grasp.—
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For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.—
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The pattern is a brownish batik produced by specks of tobacco.—
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After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
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Be sure to check back every week for the top deals from new stores.—
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From high-tech skin tools to oral care upgrades that make fresh breath feel less like a chore, these wellness deals are all about feeling good from the inside out.—
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“Snips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snips. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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