snorting

present participle of snort

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snorting
Verb
  • Several reports over the last few weeks had the Broncos sniffing around at offensive additions, primarily at wide receiver.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Ovechkin puck would likely garner a pretty penny, if not now, then sometime in the future, as no other active NHL player is sniffing around 700 career goals.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • While some dog owners struggle with restless nights due to snoring or space-hogging canines, others, like the creator of this video, find joy and comfort in the company.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Singleton perhaps should have taken the credit for snuffing out one of the league’s best and doing so on National Tight Ends Day, no less.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
  • From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Lakdawala says the conditions on farms with infected cattle are clearly a risk for workers who are essentially breathing in H5N1 particles that are aerosolized and remain infectious.
    NPR, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But after a period of terror, the big defense contractors are breathing a cautious sigh of relief.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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