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[snap-ee] / ˈsnæp i /




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The snappy, rhythmic beats are not what you expect inside this old, listed building.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

I sit with a small plate of snappy chorizo and olives, a vermút in hand, and let the ghosts argue around me.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

That sequence, like several others in the film, co-written and directed by Daniel Roher, is exciting and off-kilter, edited like a snappy jazz piece.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

"I'll be snappy with them when it absolutely isn't their fault."

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Any hound that got snappy with Bertha was promptly corrected, and the pack of yowling beagles provided a noisy but festive escort back to the POE.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Ms. Weisz is shortchanged by the material, which likely wouldn’t be improved by, say, a snappier delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

"Could have gone out a little bit snappier but this is why we do these races."

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

It was part of a trend for shorter, snappier slogans - with the three word formula briefly being seen as a key to success.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2025

The processor will make those models snappier, but the biggest enhancements are the battery life savings.

From Seattle Times Sep. 9, 2023

Our song was easier and snappier to “Happy Birthday” song we sang at parties and in school.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The strapline of the Budget will be “fixing the foundations to deliver change” - not exactly the snappiest slogan in history.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2024

Schwartz’s snappiest lines would fit on coffee mugs prized by middle-age moms as tokens of unexplored rebellion.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2023

The capable streamer features support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10+, for instance, along with hands-free functionality and a hexa-core processor that ensures the Cube’s interface is the snappiest of all Amazon’s current streaming devices.

From The Verge Jul. 13, 2021

She adds: “As far as meter goes I think spondees make for the best, snappiest titles: ‘White Noise.’

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2018

“You be quiet,” she said to Jane in her snappiest voice.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers




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