as in noses
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 snouts
Edmontosaurs were probably pretty striking to look at with a long, low skull and one of the most prominent duck-bill snouts of any hadrosaur.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Jurassic-era ichthyosaurs are known for their long-snouts and their dolphin-like bodies, Massare said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Keller noted that some airlines won't allow dogs with short snouts such as French Bulldogs to fly at all because of the stress that could put on the dog's ability to breathe.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The characters’ snouts are more pronounced.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Jurassic-era ichthyosaurs are known for their long-snouts and their dolphin-like bodies, Massare said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Keller noted that some airlines won't allow dogs with short snouts such as French Bulldogs to fly at all because of the stress that could put on the dog's ability to breathe.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The characters’ snouts are more pronounced.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snouts
noses
Noun
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Love, give me lips and noses, skin parting tangy skin.—
Carson Colenbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Snouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snouts. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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