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Verb
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The Pelicans just played a season with their current core and won 26 games, putting them miles away from even sniffing postseason play.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026 -
Security was beefed up at the hall, with guards and metal detectors stationed at every entrance and explosive-sniffing dogs patrolling the hallways.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Dinah was asleep inside, snoring on her cot next to Morris’s bed.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Nasal dilators are flexible devices designed to open the nostrils and improve airflow, often used to reduce snoring or ease nighttime breathing.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The lefty has premium stuff and showed it again Thursday, snuffing out Seattle’s best chance to win the game.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Older Oura Rings can already check breathing regularity, so this mostly expands the window of data evaluated to provide a broader view of patterns.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Sharp, a mother of three, is constantly up, checking to make sure Cambrie is breathing.—
Marina Kopf,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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