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as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business
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as in to drag
to move slowly
the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while
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Recent Examples of nose
Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Frequent hand-washing, with soap and water, is a start, as is covering your coughs and sneezes, and avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth, CDC said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
For years, booking a traditional moving company has meant inviting countless strangers into your home to nose through your belongings, write out itemized lists, and take inventory for each company — and that’s all just to get a quote.
—Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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Noun
Half of his face was painted with bright pink lipstick in the clip, while more makeup was smeared all over his nose and eyes.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Frequent hand-washing, with soap and water, is a start, as is covering your coughs and sneezes, and avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth, CDC said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
Tracking data show the plane, owned by 73-year-old pilot Ali Safai, climbed to 75 feet above the runway, veered right and then nosed into a sudden, terrifyingly steep dive.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
For years, booking a traditional moving company has meant inviting countless strangers into your home to nose through your belongings, write out itemized lists, and take inventory for each company — and that’s all just to get a quote.
—Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose
Noun
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With long snouts and crocodile-like hands, spinosaurids were large, fearsome predators that dominated the mid-Cretaceous period.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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Some appeared to be senior dogs as their snout included some grey hairs.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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Every day Newsweek provides readers with the best hints and tips to solve Connections, one of the most popular games published by The New York Times.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump also promised to eliminate taxes on tips and Social Security, which would drive the price tag exponentially higher.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Whannell sniffs around the perimeter of a culture war subtext.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Long known for its ability to sniff out up-and-coming brands and hidden gems, the event is the largest such spirit competition in the world.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Reddit won’t interfere Ars Technica reached out to Reddit for a response to X bans and whether such bans could be interpreted as breaking any of Reddit’s rules.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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And one thing that could help Republicans win future elections is to interfere in what should be the nonpartisan administration and certification of elections.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The video shows a man trying to drag Zakariya’s lifeless body before he too is shot.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The project, known as Stargate, dragged the OpenAI chief into a new feud with his A.I. archnemesis, Elon Musk, and caused friction with an important ally, Microsoft.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Cable news, following the end of the presidential election cycle, dropped by 27%.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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Addison Rae Easterling was born in Lafayette, a city on the southern end of Louisiana, to makeup artist Sheri Nicole Easterling and real-estate manager Monty Lopez.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The demands of California’s agriculture and population growth have had severe consequences for native fish species since the early 20th century, with roughly 80% of previous populations of native salmon, trout, sturgeon and the delta smelt.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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There were concerns about the tiny delta smelt, which is seen as an indicator of the waterway’s health, as well as and chinook salmon and steelhead trout, which return annually from the Pacific to spawn in freshwater rivers.—
Amy Taxin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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In today’s episode, Wesley sits down with Linda to discuss the health risks of relaxers, the hair icons that messed them both up and the culture surrounding hair relaxing that keeps people using these products.—
Linda Villarosa Paula Szuchman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Giving users more control is great as long as there's not too much potential to mess things up.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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