variants
also proboscides
as in snouts
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
if there were a direct relation between mendacity and the length of one's proboscis, hers would be a mile long
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Noun
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The characters’ snouts are more pronounced.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Avid cyclists tend to look down their noses at e-bikes, but that’s starting to change.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Proboscises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscises. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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