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"snipped off" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe the removal of a small piece or part of something. Here are a few examples: 1. The tailor snipped off a small piece of fabric to use as a patch on the torn shirt. 2. The cook snipped off the wilted leaves from the fresh herbs before adding them to the dish. 3. The gardener snipped off the dead branches from the tree to promote better growth. 4. The editor snipped off a few unnecessary paragraphs from the article to improve its flow. 5. The hairdresser snipped off a few inches from the client's hair to give it a fresh, new look.
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He snipped off the fillet's tapered ends.
He snipped off the tops of the small beets.
The children snipped off the fixings for homemade pizza, pasta, tarts and Mediterranean-like bean salads.
Men in ties are liable to have them snipped off by scissor-toting women.
Fingers and testicles are snipped off with bolt cutters during torture sessions.
Prosthetic penises receive even rougher treatment, being sliced or snipped off with some regularity.
Physically, the Z10 resembles an iPhone 5 with its corners snipped off.
Narrative threads seem to be snipped off at obscure junctions; nothing is baldly stated.
They closed the covers and snipped off the rest of the hair.
Bruno snipped off three inches, leaving a chin-length easy-care do.
Mr. Rushing whipped out his Felco pruners and snipped off a few branches.
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