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In Jamie Lloyd’s celebrated British production of Crimp’s adaptation that came to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2022, no prosthetic schnoz was employed.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
His gravest injury in real life was a bloody nose, spurred by hitting his schnoz twice on the McCallisters' doggy door.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Cooper’s decision to don a prosthetic nose — with the fake schnoz featured, uh, prominently in the film’s trailer — sparked a firestorm of criticism, with some decrying it as antisemitic.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
His gravest injury in real life was a bloody nose, spurred by hitting his schnoz twice on the McCallisters' doggy door.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Cooper’s decision to don a prosthetic nose — with the fake schnoz featured, uh, prominently in the film’s trailer — sparked a firestorm of criticism, with some decrying it as antisemitic.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schnoz
Noun
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The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Close your eyes right now and take 5 breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth.—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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How To Identify Moles Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout, short tails, and front paws that look like shovels.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Schnoz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnoz. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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