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Recent Examples of schnoz
But in his eternal wisdom, director George Miller decided to give Hemsworth a big schnoz.
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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
But Cooper, who also directed and co-wrote (with Josh Singer), would hardly be the first lead actor contender to alter his schnoz for the sake of verisimilitude.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
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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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
But Cooper, who also directed and co-wrote (with Josh Singer), would hardly be the first lead actor contender to alter his schnoz for the sake of verisimilitude.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
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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Buckwheat, though, was fascinated, at one point pushing his tiny nose close to Schermerhorn’s chimes.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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But her sharp nose is hunting for just one such combination: the one that signals cancer.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Easily recognized by their slender bodies, long pectoral fins, and rounded snouts, this species is often seen cruising in the open ocean, particularly along the edges of continental shelves, around seamounts, and near offshore reefs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The video then zoomed in on the swimming swine, which was largely submerged saved for its ears, eyes and snout.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Schnoz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schnoz. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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