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TAKE THE QUIZsmokeless tobacco
noun
: pulverized or shredded tobacco chewed or placed between cheek and gum : snuff
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Altria, the largest U.S. cigarette maker, also sells Copenhagen and Skoal smokeless tobacco and On!, a nicotine pouch product.
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Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
But because of the 26% of respondents who use e-cigarettes, along with a substantial percentage of teens who use smokeless tobacco, overall use of tobacco or nicotine products among Alaska youth was 35%, the report said.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2022
Among Alaska adults, 7% reported using smokeless tobacco, much higher than the national rate of 2%, the report said.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2022
Revenue is generated from the sale of cigarettes and its flagship smokeless tobacco offering – IQOS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
Revenue is generated from the sale of cigarettes and its flagship smokeless tobacco offering – IQOS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
A half million teens smoked cigars, the second most popular tobacco option, followed by cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, hookah, nicotine pouches, heated tobacco and pipe tobacco.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
The battle to dominate America’s lucrative smokeless tobacco industry is ramping up.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2022
Revenue is generated from the sale of cigarettes and its flagship smokeless tobacco offering – IQOS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
But because of the 26% of respondents who use e-cigarettes, along with a substantial percentage of teens who use smokeless tobacco, overall use of tobacco or nicotine products among Alaska youth was 35%, the report said.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2022
Among Alaska adults, 7% reported using smokeless tobacco, much higher than the national rate of 2%, the report said.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2022
Revenue is generated from the sale of cigarettes and its flagship smokeless tobacco offering – IQOS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
Revenue is generated from the sale of cigarettes and its flagship smokeless tobacco offering – IQOS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
A half million teens smoked cigars, the second most popular tobacco option, followed by cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, hookah, nicotine pouches, heated tobacco and pipe tobacco.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
The battle to dominate America’s lucrative smokeless tobacco industry is ramping up.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2022
Revenue is generated from the sale of cigarettes and its flagship smokeless tobacco offering – IQOS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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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 21 Mar. 2023.
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