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

British  
/ snɪps /

plural noun

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

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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

Dr Ed Pyne snips a leaf from the Druids Oak, an 800-year-old tree that has watched over this woodland in Buckinghamshire for centuries, enduring droughts, storms, heatwaves and more.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

The research showed that V8 snips one end of the PAR1 protein and awakens it.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2023

“If disrupting a trial was illegal, I’d add it to the list,” Elder Evergreen snips.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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