sniping

present participle of snipe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniping
Verb
  • The clip, a 53-minute visualizer posted on YouTube, shows four red stockings hanging over a blazing fireplace alongside a Christmas tree.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The clip, a 53-minute visualizer posted on YouTube, shows four red stockings hanging over a blazing fireplace alongside a Christmas tree.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The exclamations continued, though, with everyone else on my new team peppering their prose with similar jolts of electricity.
    Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
  • So the man does, with Whitfield peppering him with questions throughout.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This wasn’t the first time Booth had felt this way, either, as team sources say Booth considered firing Malone heading into the 2023 championship run.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Denver Nuggets will face the Kings on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento in their first game since firing coach Michael Malone.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Sniping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniping. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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