as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
he tolerated the snubs from his in-laws because the holidays come but once a year, thankfully
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1
as in to reject
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Recent Examples of snub
Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
In the end, Putin chose to skip the proceedings and ordered a lower-level Russian delegation to travel to Turkey, a snub to the Ukrainians, who viewed the presence of mid-level officials as a reflection of Moscow's disinterest in diplomacy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Fans are upset with the committee for snubbing Denzel Washington’s stellar Broadway performance in Othello.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Jones and Shanahan have only briefly discussed the snub.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
In the end, Putin chose to skip the proceedings and ordered a lower-level Russian delegation to travel to Turkey, a snub to the Ukrainians, who viewed the presence of mid-level officials as a reflection of Moscow's disinterest in diplomacy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Verb
Conversely, players who feel they were snubbed in the voting may be motivated to prove the voters made a mistake.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Fans are upset with the committee for snubbing Denzel Washington’s stellar Broadway performance in Othello.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snub
Noun
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Both the Associated Press and NBC News reported the dismissals on June 27, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter and a letter signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to one of the attorneys.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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The recent dismissal of Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, signals a troubling disregard for the importance and neutrality of libraries.—
Linda Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
Verb
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This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd has given way to a backlash and a president who disdains efforts at equality, complains of anti-white prejudice and purges powerful Black men and women in the name of a mythical colorblind society.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Verb
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The Republican Study Committee's Maximum Pressure initiative includes 10 bills designed to cut off Tehran's remaining funding, freeze their assets, isolate their regime, and protect U.S. interests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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What’s driving these gains isn’t just isolated use cases or incremental automation.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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This emotional fusion is not a sign of secure love, but a form of over-dependence, often rooted in early family and childhood experiences where individuality was discouraged or disrespected.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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If your boss downgrades your work or disrespects you, this is a huge red flag.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Losing a job, or facing creative rejection, is a very real type of grief that doesn’t always get depicted as grief.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Despite the constant rejection, Van-Der-Sluis seems determined to find the love of his life.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The boar bristles are bendy to move with hair but still stiff enough to detangle knots.—
Olivia Cigliano,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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The concrete had to be strong enough to withstand all the floors pressing down on one another and stiff enough to hold up against winds that would push against the building during storms.—
Dionne Searcey,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Verb
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The buildings’ raw, unfinished concrete forms, typically simple, are loved or hated.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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That narrative that got spun into, 'Oh, the vets hate the rookies.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snub. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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