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snaps

  • plural
    of snap.
    snap
    verb (used without object)
    to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
  • present tense form
    of snap (3rd person singular).
    snap
    verb (used without object)
    to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.

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“That’s all very well for Jesus,” Agnes snaps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Harbaugh said he didn’t know whether McConkey or Johnston would have limited snaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

But she has also lived through a hurricane in Houston, heat waves in California and polar-vortex cold snaps in Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Donald played 35 snaps and made one tackle and had a quarterback hit in a defeat by the Denver Broncos but did not practice the following week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Mom snaps photos of Deb and Sue as Deb blows out the candles.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari