as in walks over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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Meanwhile, every college football coach hates the sport’s current model and will gladly say as much in front of a camera and microphone.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Or perhaps, like in Honey's case, your pup suffers from separation anxiety and hates the fact that they're being forced to be apart from you, especially if they have been left alone at the vet before.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Sniffs (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffs%20%28at%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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