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as in sneer
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion
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Recent Examples of snort
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 July 2025
The swine respond with raspy snorts and spine-rattling squeals.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
That changed when one football player (who shall remain nameless) ran far, far away after coming face-to-face with her Headless Horseman animatronic: lifelike, pawing at the floor, loudly snorting air.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The snoring is often interrupted by a long silent period during which breathing stops and then followed by a loud snort and gasp as the patient attempts to breathe.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 July 2025
The swine respond with raspy snorts and spine-rattling squeals.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Verb
Having kidnapped a rich kid (and killed some guards in the process), Ciri celebrates by snorting her first line of fisstech.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
That changed when one football player (who shall remain nameless) ran far, far away after coming face-to-face with her Headless Horseman animatronic: lifelike, pawing at the floor, loudly snorting air.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snort
Noun
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McDonald’s is spreading a little festive sneer this holiday season with the release of a brand-new menu inspired by Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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Burnett tried several versions in a row: first deadpan, then with a sneer of sarcasm, pursing her lips in judgment.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Start with seasonal ideas, such as a floral-arranging class, pie-making challenge, pumpkin-carving party, or a paint-and-sip.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both Comite and Gandhi suggest taking your last sip by around noon to give your body plenty of time to process it before bed.—
Emma Loewe,
Outside,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Making his early exit as the second player murdered even more painful was the fact that Rob had correctly sniffed out that a murder in plain sight was happening.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Agents located her at the airport, and after a drug-sniffing dog gave a positive result from a sniff test, searched her luggage and found approximately 13 kilograms of cocaine inside.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the video, Castela sings these words with a knowing smirk.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cohen, meanwhile, couldn’t remove a satisfied smirk from his face.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Can his viewer tolerate one big gulp of pure sentimentality after two-plus hours that have largely skirted that tone?—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2025
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Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of dining options in cities surrounding the Everglades—Miami, Naples, and Homestead—but most visitors bring their own food and drinks into the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant is busy preparing for a big night of food and drinks, and is no longer accepting reservations due to high demand, instead going with a first-come-first-served policy.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snort. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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