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Recent Examples of sniffing
As soon as Rusty came into the park, the two friends went about their day, sniffing the ground and following each other around.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Common signals include sniffing, circling, squatting, or whining.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
With help from a drug-sniffing dog and X-ray technology, CBP officers discovered packages hidden inside the car.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Stuff like storing animal urine in your car to throw off drug-sniffing dogs.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
But after three more of Karty’s kicks were blocked over the next three weeks and all of them played a role in Rams losses, the panic button has felt a fist as fierce as the ones that kept those kicks from sniffing the uprights.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
On Friday, Day 7, 52 searchers, including four dog teams sniffing around the area where Michelle was last seen, were on the mountain, when someone spotted what appeared to be blood in the snow.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Common signals include sniffing, circling, squatting, or whining.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
With help from a drug-sniffing dog and X-ray technology, CBP officers discovered packages hidden inside the car.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Stuff like storing animal urine in your car to throw off drug-sniffing dogs.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
But after three more of Karty’s kicks were blocked over the next three weeks and all of them played a role in Rams losses, the panic button has felt a fist as fierce as the ones that kept those kicks from sniffing the uprights.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
On Friday, Day 7, 52 searchers, including four dog teams sniffing around the area where Michelle was last seen, were on the mountain, when someone spotted what appeared to be blood in the snow.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffing
Verb
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Washing clothes inside out also helps to eliminate body soil build up, leaving fabrics cleaner and smelling fresher.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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SulfurSolve aims to play a central role in transforming a deadly, foul-smelling fuel into usable resources.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — fear of long words (The longest word found in major English dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word describing a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Essential oils can be used in various ways, such as inhaling them through a diffuser or applying a diluted solution to the skin.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Sniffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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