as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
he tolerated the snubs from his in-laws because the holidays come but once a year, thankfully
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as in to reject
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Recent Examples of snub
John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Surprises among the nominations announcement include a huge snub for Maria's Angelina Jolie, who now faces an incredibly difficult climb toward a potential Oscar nomination after missing out on the BAFTA longlist and losing at Sunday's Golden Globes.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Craig was nominated for Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, and SAG awards, though has been what many would call snubbed by the British Academy in his native U.K.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
These political snubs, though, are part of a larger pattern: progressives demonizing Trump and his followers, and recoiling at any contact with them.
—John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Surprises among the nominations announcement include a huge snub for Maria's Angelina Jolie, who now faces an incredibly difficult climb toward a potential Oscar nomination after missing out on the BAFTA longlist and losing at Sunday's Golden Globes.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Studiocanal has seven nominations for a mix of The Apprentice, Hard Truths and The Outrun; Paddington in Peru was snubbed across the board.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Craig was nominated for Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, and SAG awards, though has been what many would call snubbed by the British Academy in his native U.K.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snub
Noun
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The Saints went on a seven-game losing streak after that hot start which led to the eventual dismissal of Saints head coach Dennis Allen.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Spared in this round of dismissals, however, was Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general who has issued reports on assorted politically explosive criminal investigations over the last decade.—
Zeke Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Unlike drunkenness and hygiene issues — such as clipping fingernails and taking off shoes — which are widely disdained by fellow passengers, opinions on seat reclining mainly fall into two camps: those who say don’t do it, and others who argue the recline button exists for a reason.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
24 Dec. 2024
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As a student at The John Carroll School, Paula Etting disdained public office.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2024
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Egypt has already rejected money from Gulf States to help solve the Gaza refugee crisis and to isolate Hamas.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The top lighting and the white palette follow through to isolate the actors, visually.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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In both instances, a lack of transparency left guests feeling disrespected.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump said Tuesday evening that Putin disrespected Biden and wouldn't be permitted to treat him that way.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The answer to that—and what actually made Twin Peaks so compelling, beyond its core mystery—lay in Lynch’s rejection of cut-and-dried solutions.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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His characterization of your openness to weekly visits — a perfectly reasonable concession — as a rejection of his family is unfair and overdramatic.—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yip says features and design elements, everything like a pocket placement to how a jacket may work with gloves—or even how smooth or stiff the zipper sliding action is—is all under consideration when designing.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The dialogue was ham-handed, the performances stiff, the villain lame, the story stupid.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 July 2024
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James' next opportunity to play will be on Thursday when the Lakers host their biggest and most hated rival, the Boston Celtics, at home.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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How the drug middlemen became a $557 billion industry that its customers love to hate Erika Fry MagazineElon Musk Is DOGE even doable?—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snub. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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