Thesaurus results for SNOUT

snout

noun

ˈsnau̇t

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 Video shows officers cautiously approaching the alligator before grabbing it by the snout and taping its mouth shut to secure it. —

Sergio Candido, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Birdo is the pink Yoshi-looking dinosaur who can fire eggs from her snout, while Mouser is the giant bomb-throwing mouse with sunglasses. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026 Those strolling around downtown Dallas this weekend might have noticed more tails, claws and snouts than usual. —

Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026 Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. —

Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snout

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nose

Noun

Several minutes later, Cummins was hit in the nose by the ball and had to leave the game.

— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
The fallout will likely produce enough hostility to sour next summer, and the timing could hardly be more on the nose.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026