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Recent Examples of snipe
Kam Tremblay sniped the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining, as Billerica stunned BC High, 8-7.
Dylan Lane found the net six times for Lexington in an 11-7 Middlesex League win against Belmont.
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Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
However, late in the first period Sunday, Bedard seized the puck after a faceoff scrum and sniped a shot from the slot with 1 minute, 48 seconds left.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Boeser took a step toward the middle and sniped one to give the Canucks a precious 2-1 lead with about 13 minutes left.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
In the Northeastern Conference, senior captain Madeline Reynolds (16 saves) shattered the program record for career saves (436 overall), while freshman Ashley Wallace sniped the game-ending goal in double overtime as Beverly topped Swampscott 13-12.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
However, late in the first period Sunday, Bedard seized the puck after a faceoff scrum and sniped a shot from the slot with 1 minute, 48 seconds left.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Boeser took a step toward the middle and sniped one to give the Canucks a precious 2-1 lead with about 13 minutes left.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
In the Northeastern Conference, senior captain Madeline Reynolds (16 saves) shattered the program record for career saves (436 overall), while freshman Ashley Wallace sniped the game-ending goal in double overtime as Beverly topped Swampscott 13-12.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipe
Verb
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McCollum relayed the report to then-Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson, who peppered him.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The water is fed by 72-degree springs, so if your lungs are up for it, pepper the relaxation under the sun with some underwater forays.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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