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Recent Examples of sniffing
Images posted to the hacking group’s Telegram account included a picture of Patel sniffing a cigar and posing for photos.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Don’t think bluebloods wouldn’t come sniffing around Austin to grab the Miller magic.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Included in the carousel is footage of Aspen playing with the kids, as well as getting to know the couple’s two other dogs, who do a lot of sniffing and barking.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
There were a 1-mile perimeter of street closures around the theater, bomb-sniffing dogs and heavy police presence.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The checkpoint ahead crawls forward as officers slide mirrors beneath cars and canines weave through the line, sniffing for explosives.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Bomb-sniffing dogs were at the scene.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Additionally, the department will activate its special units, like SWAT and bomb-sniffing dogs.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
With the killer eluding local law enforcement, Boltz brings in Benton (Hunter Parrish) to aid Kay and Pete in sniffing out the murderer.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Don’t think bluebloods wouldn’t come sniffing around Austin to grab the Miller magic.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Included in the carousel is footage of Aspen playing with the kids, as well as getting to know the couple’s two other dogs, who do a lot of sniffing and barking.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
There were a 1-mile perimeter of street closures around the theater, bomb-sniffing dogs and heavy police presence.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The checkpoint ahead crawls forward as officers slide mirrors beneath cars and canines weave through the line, sniffing for explosives.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Bomb-sniffing dogs were at the scene.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Additionally, the department will activate its special units, like SWAT and bomb-sniffing dogs.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
With the killer eluding local law enforcement, Boltz brings in Benton (Hunter Parrish) to aid Kay and Pete in sniffing out the murderer.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffing
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Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Red, white and blue smoke shaped as an American flag hung in the air for a moment before quickly dissolving into a foul-smelling cloud that covered the ballpark and looked like a twisted tribute to, oh say, a military incursion.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When a degraded grassland returns to health, the ground heaves up, as if inhaling with relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.—
Vivek Ranadive,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Sniffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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