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Recent Examples of schnoz
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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Three months later, her son has his father’s nose and ears.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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This is hard nose, grind it out, gritty, medieval knights, cold with a really light, hopeful touch.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The suspect on the lam in Holliday Park — around 30 pounds, ash gray, pronounced snout — will not respond to reason, pleas, threats or bargains.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Schnoz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnoz. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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