snap up
verb
snapped up; snapping up; snaps up
: to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly
Shoppers came to the store to snap up bargains after the holidays.
The company is hiring. When they see your work history, they'll snap you up!
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Join the shoppers snapping up the Treesky Lightweight Sneakers to refresh your supportive shoe rotation.
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
However, the money coming out of other companies with strong outlooks could create opportunities to snap up more shares at attractive levels.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Processing power is in short supply, as tech companies snap up GPUs, CPUs, and memory chips in order to build more data centers and AI processors.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Some of the picks were predictable, like star QB Fernando Mendoza being snapped up first by the Las Vegas Raiders following months of speculation.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
However, the money coming out of other companies with strong outlooks could create opportunities to snap up more shares at attractive levels.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Processing power is in short supply, as tech companies snap up GPUs, CPUs, and memory chips in order to build more data centers and AI processors.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Some of the picks were predictable, like star QB Fernando Mendoza being snapped up first by the Las Vegas Raiders following months of speculation.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snap up
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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