Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snorting
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Bedard doesn’t have a single top-six caliber linemate to play with and still is sniffing a point-per-game season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
There are people who are afraid, based on instinct or experience, and people who are allergic; people who cannot tolerate the crotch sniffing; people who simply believe that dogs, regardless of their position in the family, should not encroach on indoor space.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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When Back Sleeping Isn’t the Move People with obstructive sleep apnea or chronic snoring should avoid it.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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People with obstructive sleep apnea or chronic snoring should be especially cautious, because gravity can pull the tongue and soft palate backward and block the airway.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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In these examples at the London Stadium, Yoro’s positioning initially cuts off the option to square a pass, pushing the player to have to keep the ball and shoot, before snuffing that out with a block.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
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When chemicals from oil dissolve into the water column, water-breathing animals such as fish absorb them through their gills and corals absorb them directly through their tissues.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Local media have started days-long livestreams to feed the outsized public atttention on the fate of the whale, which is lying in shallow waters and only breathing slowly and heavily.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Snorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snorting. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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