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
Run before its silver snout collides with the earth, before the plane explodes into a million shards of metal, engulfing everything in heat.
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Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
With its short, blunt snout and unique checkerboard pattern, this scaly creature — a skink — wasn’t like the other 35 related species that call the mountains home.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The blanket was wrapped around his entire body, covering his ears and tied under his snout.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Printed in green foil, the back of each card features an elaborate design incorporating four alligators, all of them touching snouts in the center.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
With its short, blunt snout and unique checkerboard pattern, this scaly creature — a skink — wasn’t like the other 35 related species that call the mountains home.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The blanket was wrapped around his entire body, covering his ears and tied under his snout.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Printed in green foil, the back of each card features an elaborate design incorporating four alligators, all of them touching snouts in the center.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snout
nose
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Here is what the judges had to say about it: The nose is a captivating blend of herbal and grassy tones, accompanied by pickled gherkin and spicy pepperoni.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes and a rash.—
Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Snout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snout. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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