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snipes

  • plural of snipe.
  • present tense form of snipe (3rd person singular).

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This has continued well into the Musk era of X-née-Twitter, with the liberal Oates occasionally directing her snipes and barbs at the platform’s white nationalist owner.

From Slate Nov. 13, 2025

"He doesn't have a seat in Parliament, wouldn't necessarily find or win one," and one minister snipes, "any chance to have a dig – Burnham will never miss an opportunity".

From BBC Sep. 27, 2025

“Just hold on,“ snipes a young actor with whom she has a run-in, feeling that weight bear down on him.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2024

"It's just childish and it's amateurish. That's why they lost. They don't know what they're doing," he snipes.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2023

Am I not taking pleasure in the shooting of snipes?

From Tennyson and His Friends by Various