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snap

[snap] / snæp /


VERB
separate, break
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Even the final kneel wouldn’t go smoothly, as Maiava fumbled the snap.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

To forge better social connections, weigh whether shyness, cynicism or snap judgments of others hold you back.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Charnock urged the public to report suspected sightings using the Asian Hornet Watch app, calling on people to "see it, snap it and app it".

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

"In Sweden we have a culture of negotiation, and there is a strong reluctance to call a snap election."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Great-uncle Edisto always cooked his famous corn bread and good black snap beans and corn on the cob, if it was summer.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Check out some award-winning space snaps that are out of this world!

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Apart from anything else, that smile is going to dazzle in the holiday snaps.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

These conductive fibers transformed the knitted structures into soft, stretchable electric switches that change electrical state when the fabric snaps from one configuration to another.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Edge rusher Wesley Bailey, who made a big impression in the first two preseason games, started against the Chargers but played only two snaps and had one quarterback pressure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“Why do you keep going to these snake oil salesmen? It’s been years and nothing you’ve done has brought your gift back,” Grandma snaps.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

U.S. stocks snapped a four-session losing streak as an interruption to the torrid run in oil prices offset a reading of higher consumer inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Long online queues formed for the first tranche of tickets released on July 1, which were snapped up within hours.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“My work is predominantly Latinos — that we’re queer is part of that,” said the 62-year-old, who also snapped moody shots of patrons, often lovers, inside the bathroom stalls.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

"Everything proved that she loved her children so she had to have snapped and not known what she was doing," the foreperson said.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

“When the trap snapped, he ran off with the food and left her there. The hunter set her free.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

For clients caught in a negative spiral, Mr. Schore suggests a “pity party”: designating a set amount of time to wallow in misery before snapping out of it and returning to productive behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

One luxury that the girls shared was a camera, and they were snapping selfies before the word was even coined.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter of 2026, snapping a nearly two-year growth streak as the war in Iran weighed on domestic demand, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Pili enjoyed her best spell in the seventh, a quick flurry briefly snapping Taylor's head back, but it did little to alter the direction of the fight.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

His tree frog lived in the parlor, while his snapping turtle could be found tied to the laundry tub.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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