smokeless tobacco

noun

: pulverized or shredded tobacco chewed or placed between cheek and gum : snuff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Altria, the largest U.S. cigarette maker, also sells Copenhagen and Skoal smokeless tobacco and On!, a nicotine pouch product. 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 See More

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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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