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Recent Examples of snipe
Shooting was not limited to the commons in Concord and Lexington and sniping on nearby roads.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Nino Niederreiter sniped a corner shot on the power play as Hawks goalie Spencer Knight was screened by Morgan Barron.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Crouching in the tall grass and sniping druids is currently a fool-proof approach, as even the druids that get close to you won't immediately notice you or hear the strumming of your bowstring.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
O’Donnell and Trump have sniped at each other for years.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Nino Niederreiter sniped a corner shot on the power play as Hawks goalie Spencer Knight was screened by Morgan Barron.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Crouching in the tall grass and sniping druids is currently a fool-proof approach, as even the druids that get close to you won't immediately notice you or hear the strumming of your bowstring.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
O’Donnell and Trump have sniped at each other for years.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipe
Verb
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Still, the political digs are peppered in the string.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
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Relying heavily on his four-seam fastball, Ryan peppered the zone and struck out the side in the second and third innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Stimson walks solemnly across Beowulf Boritt’s monochrome timber monolith of a set (planks, planks everywhere) and plinks out a few notes on a piano.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2024
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Ranging as far as two miles from their operators, the tiny drones plink Russian vehicles and even chase down, and blow up, individual Russian soldiers who swat at them with rifles and sticks.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2024
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“Snipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipe. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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