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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
Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
The upgraded exhaust system is a delight, burbling happily at idle, accompanying acceleration with a happy snort.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Grabbing a $20 bill, Robertson had the assistant snort three lines of coke — which eventually did the trick.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
The upgraded exhaust system is a delight, burbling happily at idle, accompanying acceleration with a happy snort.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
The plucky kid who seemingly had a fast-track job and a beyond-dreams wife is now desperately snorting it all away.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Grabbing a $20 bill, Robertson had the assistant snort three lines of coke — which eventually did the trick.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snort
Noun
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Of course, the prospect of one of the greatest women’s footballers in history skittering around Bromley on a Saturday lunchtime in front of a smattering of fans inevitably inspires sneers.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Move to a cool place, apply cool wet cloths, sip water.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Yoon’s wife asks, taking a sip of beer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The network is also set up to sniff out other viruses of recent concern.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The streamer on June 8 dropped an adorable photo of the real Great Dane puppy, as well as a brief teaser video that shows Scooby-Doo sniffing around in the woods before being picked up by Shaggy.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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His trademark smirk visible for NBA fans to see.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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An elderly man offered a smirk for his mugshot after being arrested in a caught-on-camera hit-and-run involving a cyclist group.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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The nervous gulp that sight triggered.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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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The grown-ups in the audience snicker.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The hotel's Ajax Tavern, directly facing the mountain, has indoor and outdoor seating and is a great spot for a drink or hot bowl of soup (or, why not, a Wagyu cheeseburger with truffle fries) while watching people make their final runs down at the end of the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The bar offers wall-to-wall TVs, food, drinks and game day specials.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Snort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snort. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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