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snips

British  
/ snɪps /

plural noun

  1. Also called: tin snips.  a small pair of shears used for cutting sheet metal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While it has been directed with careful attention to shaping its emotional arc by Tim Jackson, “Two Strangers” might have amplified its charms with a few snips of the scissors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Between snips, stylist Mel Sharpe reflects on the game.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Rpn11 snips off these tags, enabling the misfolded protein to slip into the proteasome core for disassembly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

Use sharp snips or bypass pruner to make a clean cut that looks tidy and closes up quickly.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

He sets a stool on the sidewalk and throws a mostly clean towel over Bernd’s shoulders and snips away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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