smokeless tobacco

noun

: pulverized or shredded tobacco chewed or placed between cheek and gum : snuff

Examples of smokeless tobacco in a Sentence

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Next up in the fight to shrink government is the age limit on buying cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 The Swedish language also contributes two words on the UK list: smokeless tobacco Snus, pronounced (SNOOZ), and flygskam, the name of a movement that aims to discourage people from flying that should be pronounced (FLEEG-skam). —

Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 Most-read on the website yesterday: An intriguing report from overseas about the spread of snus, a smokeless tobacco, across soccer. —

Chris Branch, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 That was followed by nicotine pouches (1.8%), cigarettes (1.4%), cigars (1.2%) and smokeless tobacco (1.2%). —

Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smokeless tobacco

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of smokeless tobacco was in 1899

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“Smokeless tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smokeless%20tobacco. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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