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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
Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Plus, testers saw a difference in the fine lines in our forehead and around our nose and mouth after just two weeks of using it.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
Investigators determined the Ethiopia and Indonesia crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor that provided faulty readings and pushed the plane noses down, leaving pilots unable to regain control.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Noun
Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Plus, testers saw a difference in the fine lines in our forehead and around our nose and mouth after just two weeks of using it.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Investigators determined that the Ethiopia and Indonesia crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor that provided faulty readings and pushed the plane noses down, leaving pilots unable to regain control.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
Investigators determined the Ethiopia and Indonesia crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor that provided faulty readings and pushed the plane noses down, leaving pilots unable to regain control.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose
Noun
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Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Camellia dieback and canker disease is characterized by sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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That outlet said that Crimestoppers tips and data analysis from Salazar's phone led police to him.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the little dog isn’t tempted to even sniff it.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kremlin has repeatedly denied interfering in foreign elections.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cornea is a perfect alternating stack of tiny fibers that is so regular that light goes right through it, and the cells of the lens have lost nearly all their internal structures (organelles), leaving only a soup of almost identical proteins that don’t interfere much with the passage of light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With marker John McGinn behind him, the midfielder attempted to drag the ball back and evade the challenge.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the shutdown drags on for more than a few days, a report on inflation scheduled for mid-October could also be delayed.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since the end of the second quarter, the Club has sent out dozens of trade alerts.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both parties increasingly weaponize selective statistics, exaggerated claims, or misleading framings to advance their own political ends.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even the room, with its various plants and florals done up in towering arrangements, smells fresh and bright.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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This smells strongly of rotten eggs.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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