snub 1 of 2

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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verb

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Recent Examples of snub
Noun
In a few cases, the reasons for the snubs seem obvious. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025 This is the last of the season’s Race columns — of more than a dozen mini-essays on subjects as diverse as income inequality, work-life balance, TV motherhood and late night snubs. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Johnson told reporters she was caught off guard by Russell’s closing statements and did not intend to snub his handshake. Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025 Though his controversial special did garner him much backlash, he was not snubbed by the Television Academy. Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snub
Noun
  • Bolsonaro hoped for a similar dismissal of legal proceedings against him and dreamed of winning back the presidency when Brazil held elections in 2026.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In a letter to staff at the embassy following his dismissal, Mandelson described his role as ambassador as the ‘privilege of my life,’ the BBC reported.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Democrats have long conceded that the party needs a new vision after voters soundly rejected their presidential ticket last fall, and internal squabbles about the party’s future have spilled out into the public.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • China has rejected the accusation and accused the Philippines of damaging the coral reef ecosystem in the waterway instead.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • There was a unilateral rebuff toward the idea that the industry is experiencing a drummer shortage in general.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The drop in attendance in California's Central Valley schools is not isolated.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The National Weather Service in Nashville said the region is at a slight risk, a two on the five-step scale, for damaging winds, isolated large hail, heavy rains, frequent lightning and a possible tornado.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My wife constantly disrespects me.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Angry Wave Sumrall suggested that Northwestern disrespected New Orleans when the Wildcats declined the Green Wave’s request to wear all-white uniforms without logos, like the 2005 Tulane team did in its first game after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
    Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Then an Alabama woman whose pig kidney lasted 130 days before rejection prompted its removal, sending her back to dialysis, helped researchers shift to not-as-sick patients.
    Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Symptoms progress to stiff neck and seizures, as well as cognitive symptoms, like confusion and hallucinations.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • There was frost on the inside of the windows, clothes stiff on the floor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snub. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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