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as in snobs
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
our neighbor is a tiresome old snoot who keeps talking about how the neighborhood is going downhill
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as in frowns
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
a snoot that suggested that she thought that she was better than the rest of us
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as in disdains
to show contempt for
after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground
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Noun
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Among coffee snobs—call them MAMICs La Marzocco is deservedly famous for its technical finesse, producing superb shots time and again.—
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
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There was Le Art Mal, wherein the Society spent months gathering hideous paintings and showcased them in a failing gallery, duping hoards of snobs into a fake opening, complete with bad cheese and red wine.—
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Love, give me lips and noses, skin parting tangy skin.—
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When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs.—
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Those surrounding the bride stood up and began clapping, their frowns shifting to wide smiles.—
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If only humans kept their expressions to cartoonishly clear frowns and smiles.—
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California’s Democratic establishment disdains Citizen Pratt.—
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Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
Noun
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Sharks are able to detect weak electric signals using the pores on their snouts that act as electroreceptors, which helps them with navigation and prey detection.—
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However, the trading bloc is a major exporter of pork and key supplier of byproducts such as ears, snouts, feet and other items considered to be delicacies in China.—
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This all tends to be a bit of a circus — tenants get mad, landlords get mad, then the board comes out with a number everyone hates.—
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Pelosi too pushed back on the idea that the rest of the country hates California.—
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Policing women is a byproduct of patriarchy, a system that despises women who dare to embrace individualism, self-expression, and self-autonomy.—
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Melissa Fields, the founder of Shades of Gray Design Studio, greatly despises seeing workout supplies in the bedroom.—
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Baby and Kids' Toys Babies put everything in their mouths, and the dishwasher is a perfect way to keep teething rings and pacifiers clean.—
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Some of the jurors craned their necks to see the photos, while others covered their mouths or lifted tissues to wipe their eyes.—
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“Snoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoots. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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