as in disdaining
to show contempt for
after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground
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Salieri goes from hating Mozart from afar to interacting with him constantly, and Mozart from an innocent turning to Salieri for advice to a more socially attuned figure immediately aware of Salieri’s disinterest in creative solidarity.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026 -
Not to mention the mental energy spent hating someone.—
Dr. Howard Tucker,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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The guard then went to Ada’s table and — according to the girl’s parents — spoke to Ada and her mother aggressively about disrespecting and harassing people.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Larson’s son Lane, then 9, had grown up loving the Bulldogs and despising their rivals, and made his feelings clear.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cruelty and corruption recognized no regional boundaries, and officials on both sides seem to have come closer to despising than sympathizing with their suffering captives.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Snooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooting. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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