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Recent Examples of sniffle
Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
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Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Curry battled through an unspecified illness in the team’s 118-107 victory over the Suns at Chase Center on Tuesday, but was left coughing and sniffling afterwards.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2025
This year, give the gift of warmth to your friend who is constantly shivering, sniffling, and suffering.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 18 Oct. 2025
The music mogul looked at his sniffling children with his head in his hands.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Curry battled through an unspecified illness in the team’s 118-107 victory over the Suns at Chase Center on Tuesday, but was left coughing and sniffling afterwards.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2025
This year, give the gift of warmth to your friend who is constantly shivering, sniffling, and suffering.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 18 Oct. 2025
The music mogul looked at his sniffling children with his head in his hands.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffle
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Somewhere in the next hour after the field is announced, there will be contemplation and whining about the specter of the NCAA growing its postseason field, most likely to 76 teams.—
Mac Engel
March 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ellie stomps back to the crew mess to whine about it to Jenna and Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Faced with the sniveling sum of these failures, Garfield is startled but compassionate.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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And right now, Taylor cannot stop herself from initiating phone sex with Dakota even while sobbing over his indiscretions at Vanderpump Villa.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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In one call, a man is heard sobbing after being assaulted by another detainee.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In another video, Johnson picked up a second infant and held a cloth to the baby’s mouth and nose for several seconds while the child was crying.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Though both of them tear up, neither of them openly cries.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
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The three added their flowers to the memorial and embraced each other as Annie Guthrie appeared to softly whimper.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Only this version of Slattery is a whimpering scaredy-cat, who unleashes the beast within at a key moment in the film.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Beyond that, the culture around it exists—tragic love stories to watch, songs to weep over in the bathtub, novels to turn to.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Or worse, awake and weeping in her rocking chair, quietly lamenting our turn in fortunes.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Crowds of hundreds with their heads lowered bawled loudly in unison; others fell to the ground and shook in their grief.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Specifically, during a phone call Sullivan had with Eric after the ordeal, which marked a low point for the series as Eric launched into a verbal tirade while cameras captured Sullivan crumpled into a bawling heap.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Sniffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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