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as in rejected
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her
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as in disdained
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Recent Examples of snubbed
The plot follows an HR executive named Val at a South Bay aerospace company who suspects that Leela, a young, female engineer, was snubbed for a promotion.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
That’s 64 All-Stars before certain selections bail on the event for one reason or another, enabling many of the players snubbed to wind up participating.
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Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Turnout is a big concern after voters largely snubbed campaign events.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Much of the attention centers on the guest list, especially after reports Swift has snubbed longtime friends like Blake Lively, Miles Teller, and Keleigh Sperry Teller.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
So that leaves just one spot that’s really up for grabs—meaning that inevitably, at least one show that was nominated for its previous season is going to be snubbed this time around.
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Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
His statement, released by the group, hinted that the gulf council members felt snubbed in the earlier talks.
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Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Derrick Brown Brown, the Panthers’ record-breaking defensive lineman, is no stranger to being snubbed from such league-wide lists.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
But George had courted, and then snubbed, Richmond’s teen-age sister Sarah, marrying a minor German princess instead.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
That’s 64 All-Stars before certain selections bail on the event for one reason or another, enabling many of the players snubbed to wind up participating.
—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Turnout is a big concern after voters largely snubbed campaign events.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Much of the attention centers on the guest list, especially after reports Swift has snubbed longtime friends like Blake Lively, Miles Teller, and Keleigh Sperry Teller.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
So that leaves just one spot that’s really up for grabs—meaning that inevitably, at least one show that was nominated for its previous season is going to be snubbed this time around.
—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
His statement, released by the group, hinted that the gulf council members felt snubbed in the earlier talks.
—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Derrick Brown Brown, the Panthers’ record-breaking defensive lineman, is no stranger to being snubbed from such league-wide lists.
—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
But George had courted, and then snubbed, Richmond’s teen-age sister Sarah, marrying a minor German princess instead.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubbed
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The Yolo County Board of Supervisors rejected those findings.
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In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
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Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace.
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.
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True culture and engagement cannot thrive if a massive portion of the workforce is left digitally isolated.
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In response, cruise staff increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, isolated ill passengers and crew members, and consulted with the CDC on sanitation procedures and reporting cases, according to the CDC.
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Many feel disrespected by the social safety net.
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Matt Cardona interrupted the chat and Zayn tried to show Gargano he was still getting disrespected.
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Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.
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The billionaires so hated by Democrats and certain Republicans have ways to escape this tax.
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Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
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The likely architect of that plot was Lyonel’s own scheming son, Larys, whom Simon openly despised.
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Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
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