as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity dogs and their owners must grow to resemble one another, as that man and his basset hound have remarkably similar snouts

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Recent Examples of snout The characters’ snouts are more pronounced. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 The male frog, measuring about 2.2 inches long from snout to legs, would have been preserved, but due to time constraints, it was instead taken to Germany alive and placed in a moist terrarium, according to the paper. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 Securing the animal by its long, jagged snout. Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 The small animals with light to dark-brown coating, a white belly, and a black snout are found only in the Florida Keys, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snout
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  • The mark of a brilliant director might be counted on how many actors get their moments in smaller roles, and this film is full of them, notably Steve Coulter in for one memorable scene as a seatmate whose nose cold causes consternation for Liz at a dinner party.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Children exposed to wildfire smoke may experience chest pain and tightness, breathing difficulties, coughing, and irritation in the nose, throat, and eyes, among other symptoms.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Snout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snout. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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