snow

verb

Definition of snownext
1
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue easily snowed by her glib talk

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2
as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color the years had snowed his hair to a silvery white, making it difficult at first to recognize her old high school crush

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Recent Examples of snow This is fairly normal for March and April snows there, Hurley says. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026 Here's how it's snowed across the Badger State, according to the NWS. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 15 Mar. 2026 High winds, rain and thunderstorms are possible Sunday, March 15 and (yes), possibly snow on Monday, March 16. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026 Raining one day, sunny the next, then snowing mid week makes dressing for the weather next to impossible. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snow
  1. trick
  2. bleach
  3. fool
  4. fade
  5. deceive
  6. brighten
  7. kid
  8. tease
Verb
  • These fraudulent sites often mimic legitimate stores or rank high in search results, tricking desperate consumers into buying non-existent AC units.
    — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The revenge story saw Tucker's exes convincing Snow's Kate to trick the ladies' man into falling in love with her.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of trick
Verb
  • Light, almost bleached, jeans and white denim are having a main-character moment in 2026.
    — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 9 July 2026
  • Wet grass is susceptible to fungal infections like rust disease, dollar spot, and red thread, which can cause bleached or dead grass or orange spots on individual blades of grass.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
Definition of bleach
Verb
  • You may be fooled into joining a brokerage with high fees, poor investment options or other red flags.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Jairzinho, Brazil vs Italy, 1970 Jairzinho steals in to give Brazil a two-goal lead with 20 minutes left, controlling the ball with his thigh and then failing to connect with his finish, which is enough to fool goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of fool
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  • Most of Future’s peers in the post-Lil Wayne digital-trap era of the early 2010s, from fellow Atlanta stars Young Thug and 2 Chainz to Southern boldfaced names like Kodak Black and Kevin Gates, have faded back into the regional-rap morass.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • Each song explores a different kind of longing—lovers come together but fall apart, dreams fade away only to have resolutions renewed—against a different strain of soul.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
Definition of fade
Verb
  • Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring with a spectacular cross-shot that deceived Jordan Pickford and, although Jude Bellingham struck back for England in first-half stoppage time, Norway looked the more likely winners as the second period wore on.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Only after this second handover did my father realize he had been deceived.
    — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • Air molecules reflect and scatter light beyond an immediate beam, which is why the sky starts brightening at dawn even before the sun climbs above the horizon.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Detroit has also allowed a league-high 153 points through three weeks, further brightening Crawford’s outlook.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of brighten
Verb
  • But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • If there was any skepticism due to the level of competition Moss faced in college, don’t kid yourself.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of kid
Verb
  • Later, on his social media, Ty teased another collaboration with the pop star in the future.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
  • Sales, who plays at Lawrence North High in Indianapolis, took official visits to all five of his finalists, and as recently as Tuesday, teased a picture of himself on a visit to Texas on his personal Instagram page.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of tease

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“Snow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snow. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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