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Recent Examples of sniffed
The Raiders sniffed out a screen before a pop-pass gave him a lane for his first touchdown in 392 days.
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Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Barrymore happily sniffed both Anderson and Mathews’ feet — which were both deemed to be scentless, thank you very much — during a discussion about their now-viral foot footage on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Darren Rizzi, the Broncos’ special teams coordinator, sniffed it out.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Astro came up to Mars and immediately sniffed him and then started licking him.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
However, the dogs sniffed more frequently and longer when searching for the toy in the dark.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Nate Eaton, who scored the winning run from third after entering the game as a pinch runner in the 10th, has only played in 105, and neither player has ever sniffed a big league playoff race.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Missouri State, which was an FCS team before this season, squeaked out a field goal in its first drive of the game and had the confidence to attempt a reverse flea flicker on its next possession, but USC’s defense sniffed out the play and pushed the Bears back 11 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Barrymore happily sniffed both Anderson and Mathews’ feet — which were both deemed to be scentless, thank you very much — during a discussion about their now-viral foot footage on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Darren Rizzi, the Broncos’ special teams coordinator, sniffed it out.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Astro came up to Mars and immediately sniffed him and then started licking him.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
However, the dogs sniffed more frequently and longer when searching for the toy in the dark.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Nate Eaton, who scored the winning run from third after entering the game as a pinch runner in the 10th, has only played in 105, and neither player has ever sniffed a big league playoff race.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Missouri State, which was an FCS team before this season, squeaked out a field goal in its first drive of the game and had the confidence to attempt a reverse flea flicker on its next possession, but USC’s defense sniffed out the play and pushed the Bears back 11 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffed
Verb
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sergeant noted at least 12 bruises alone were found on the boy from the forehead down to the jaw on both sides of Campbell's face and that the child smelled overwhelmingly like urine.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Sniffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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