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as in messes
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 drags
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 noses
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Although the scent of mint is deeply appealing to most human noses, many pests don’t like the smell or taste of mint – including slugs and snails.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Carbon nanotube design Electronic noses have existed for decades, but manufacturing multiple sensing materials on a single chip has remained a significant challenge.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
As the evening progressed, the Plaths used some sneaky tactics to throw a surprise wedding anniversary party for Zac and Lydia right under their noses.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
That said, would any of us recognize another country's historical documents if they were just thrust under our noses?
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Men grappling and kicking, throwing elbows and punching, giving each other bloody noses, black eyes, and—surely, occasionally—concussions.
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Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The dog’s health and breed Dogs that are overweight or breeds with short noses are especially vulnerable to overheating.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Noun
Ashley Hernandez, a Wilmington resident and organizer with the nonprofit Communities for a Better Environment, said bloody noses and noxious fumes were a regular part of life in the neighborhood growing up.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.
—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Although the scent of mint is deeply appealing to most human noses, many pests don’t like the smell or taste of mint – including slugs and snails.
—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Carbon nanotube design Electronic noses have existed for decades, but manufacturing multiple sensing materials on a single chip has remained a significant challenge.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
As the evening progressed, the Plaths used some sneaky tactics to throw a surprise wedding anniversary party for Zac and Lydia right under their noses.
—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
That said, would any of us recognize another country's historical documents if they were just thrust under our noses?
—
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Men grappling and kicking, throwing elbows and punching, giving each other bloody noses, black eyes, and—surely, occasionally—concussions.
—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The dog’s health and breed Dogs that are overweight or breeds with short noses are especially vulnerable to overheating.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noses
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With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee.
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Many hot weather dogs have longer snouts.
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Read more about the heat dome and tips on staying cool in this visual explainer.
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Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
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The look of sheer repressed, stymied rage/laughter on Raph’s face when Paul sniffs the Oreos instead is one of the episode’s biggest laughs.
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Ships, like airplanes, are designed with fluid dynamics in mind, and biofoul seriously messes that up.
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From pet hair to crumbs, this Shark handheld cordless vacuum cleaner can tackle messes large and small, thanks to strong suction and a self-cleaning brush that resists pet hair accumulation.
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Stanford research on more than 100,000 developers found that teams often feel quicker with AI early on, while at the same time racking up technical debt that drags on them later.
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Frieson then appears, drags her by the arm, and closes the door.
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Then layer in a leave-in conditioner or bond repair treatment, a scalp serum or light oil on the ends and a heat protectant before any styling tools touch your strands.
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This wrenches the chromosomes apart into two sets and reels them to opposite ends of the cytoplasm sea.
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When choosing a fresh pineapple, look for one that feels heavy and smells lightly sweet near the base.
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Freshwater showers mean the sweaty smells of young adults doing manual labor never get too intense.
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If Damascus interferes in Lebanon, sectarian violence could follow, as the Syrian military presence would likely be interpreted as direct opposition to Hezbollah’s Shiite fighters.
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This act interferes greatly with local departments of planning and development for erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan.
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