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Recent Examples of sniffed
On land, cadaver dogs sniffed the shore for any trace of Lynette.
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Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
The Thunder sniffed their shot as the first team to return to consecutive finals since Kerr’s Warriors.
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Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Technically, that wasn’t the very last image — the wormhole sucked up the whole theater, spit out a snow globe, and Benny, Colbert’s pet dog, sniffed the souvenir before being ushered onward by his owner — but when the lights went out on Broadway, that was that.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
On Monday, police officers were taking photos of the scene as a police dog sniffed the front yard of the home where Elijah Mayo died.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Each gin was anonymized before tasters sniffed and then sampled approximately a tablespoon, one after another, sometimes going back to retaste particularly complex entries.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Jokic has never sniffed an All-Defensive Team as a center.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
But none of that seemed to matter because the Mets went on to lose that game, 7-1, and haven't sniffed a victory since.
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Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
The Thunder sniffed their shot as the first team to return to consecutive finals since Kerr’s Warriors.
—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Technically, that wasn’t the very last image — the wormhole sucked up the whole theater, spit out a snow globe, and Benny, Colbert’s pet dog, sniffed the souvenir before being ushered onward by his owner — but when the lights went out on Broadway, that was that.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
On Monday, police officers were taking photos of the scene as a police dog sniffed the front yard of the home where Elijah Mayo died.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Each gin was anonymized before tasters sniffed and then sampled approximately a tablespoon, one after another, sometimes going back to retaste particularly complex entries.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Jokic has never sniffed an All-Defensive Team as a center.
—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
But none of that seemed to matter because the Mets went on to lose that game, 7-1, and haven't sniffed a victory since.
—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
Verb
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In a strange twist, the potential buyer reportedly smelled a rat and reached out to someone with the company, to make sure the machinery hadn’t been stolen.
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Max also smelled awful, could barely walk and had about nine to 10 wounds on his body, according to the document.
Verb
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Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
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The players inhaled all the enthusiasm and channeled it.
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“Sniffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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