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nosed

verb

Definition of nosednext
past tense of nose
1
as in sniffed
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose could nose the garbage from across the street

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2
as in interfered
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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3
as in dragged
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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nosed Advertising nosed up 3% (impressions were higher, rates lower). — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Sometimes a small dog nosed in the door and curled up by the space heater. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 But the thoroughbred colt nosed his way into the action down the stretch, and suddenly Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz were streaking past the field, favorites in the rear view. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 3 May 2026 The scents were nosed by Lyn Harris and developed via Robertet, and the bottles — inspired by 19th century Chinese snuff bottles — feature porcelain caps designed by Jonathan Yamakami. — James Manso, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 When Mochi nosed the one with truffles, Pera gave him a treat. — Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosed
  1. sniffed
  2. interfered
  3. dragged
  4. smelled
  5. messed
  6. crawled
  7. inhaled
  8. poked
Verb
  • The final three possessions to determine the winner included a screen pass sniffed out by Lawrence, tipped in the air and intercepted.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office They were flagged as suspicious at a UPS facility in Queens after a K9 sniffed out the drugs.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sniffed
Verb
  • But if the plan was to let sleeping dogs lie, Bartiromo interfered by passing along the internal guidance.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of interfered
Verb
  • While hunting for his missing wife, Marissa, Hale is dragged through an escalating nightmare of environments that loop, warp and rebuild themselves from his own memories and trauma.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At that point, six men dressed in black and wearing masks emerged from their vehicles, dragged the Chetals from their car and led them to the van, where Chetal’s father was beaten with a metal baseball bat, breaking his arm.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • Aryna Sabalenka stopped a match because, apparently, the stadium smelled more like weed than your neighbor’s van with the Dio album cover airbrushed on the side.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The shower water was scalding; the meat in the food smelled off.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of smelled
Verb
  • In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Definition of messed
Verb
  • Each tool sharpened one department, and the work still crawled between them, because nobody was ever asked to own the crawling.
    — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • One roach crawled on glassware in the dishwashing area and eight were under the dishwasher.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • The Midcentury Modern library where Rosales first inhaled the aroma of old books has changed.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Other critics in Congress have focused on products that can be inhaled and high-potency candy products, as well as the lack of THC caps and testing requirements for those products.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhaled
Verb
  • Better together Industry analysts, experts and insiders have consistently poked holes in the states' argument that the combination of TV networks would create antitrust issues.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • So too were the buildings, including my hotel, which poked through the seven-foot-high snowbanks, looking like an ancient shipwreck covered in shifting sand.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of poked

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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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