smokeless tobacco
noun
: pulverized or shredded tobacco chewed or placed between cheek and gum : snuff
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Yet more figures in addiction research are acknowledging the importance of smokeless tobacco products in the fight against cigarettes.
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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Philip Morris International, which sells Marlboro cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products around the world, was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500 and rallied 10.9% after reporting a better profit than expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The research on smokeless tobacco products (like snuff or dissolvable forms) and cancer shows the same trajectory: Any amount increases your risk, in this case specifically of cancers of the head and neck, esophagus, and pancreas.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
In this case, the data show that these nicotine pouch products meet that bar by benefiting adults who use cigarettes and/or smokeless tobacco products and completely switch to these products.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Philip Morris International, which sells Marlboro cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products around the world, was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500 and rallied 10.9% after reporting a better profit than expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The research on smokeless tobacco products (like snuff or dissolvable forms) and cancer shows the same trajectory: Any amount increases your risk, in this case specifically of cancers of the head and neck, esophagus, and pancreas.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
In this case, the data show that these nicotine pouch products meet that bar by benefiting adults who use cigarettes and/or smokeless tobacco products and completely switch to these products.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smokeless tobacco
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“Smokeless tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smokeless%20tobacco. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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