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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
Instead, Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku was included among this year’s group of nominees after being snubbed by Golden Globes voters.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2026
Sentimental Value Overperforms Sentimental Value seemed to stumble earlier this season, when it was completely snubbed for Actor Awards nominations.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Oscar documentary branch voters snubbed past Academy Award winner Laura Poitras (Citizenfour), who had earned a spot on the Oscar shortlist with Cover-Up, co-directed by Mark Obenhaus.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lopatin’s excellent Marty Supreme score was snubbed.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The veteran actor spoke with Variety about his biggest challenges this season, how the show speaks to so many different fans, and why writer and co-creator Taylor Sheridan‘s shows are sometimes snubbed in awards conversations.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2026
Florida State, in 2023 — when the Seminoles went 13-0 in the regular season but were snubbed from the CFP — had 25 former blue-chip recruits on their roster.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
It was just snubbed at the animation industry’s Annie Awards.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Bonitto, snubbed for an All-Pro, is paramount in that task.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2026
Sentimental Value Overperforms Sentimental Value seemed to stumble earlier this season, when it was completely snubbed for Actor Awards nominations.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Oscar documentary branch voters snubbed past Academy Award winner Laura Poitras (Citizenfour), who had earned a spot on the Oscar shortlist with Cover-Up, co-directed by Mark Obenhaus.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Daniel Lopatin’s excellent Marty Supreme score was snubbed.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The veteran actor spoke with Variety about his biggest challenges this season, how the show speaks to so many different fans, and why writer and co-creator Taylor Sheridan‘s shows are sometimes snubbed in awards conversations.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2026
Florida State, in 2023 — when the Seminoles went 13-0 in the regular season but were snubbed from the CFP — had 25 former blue-chip recruits on their roster.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
It was just snubbed at the animation industry’s Annie Awards.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Bonitto, snubbed for an All-Pro, is paramount in that task.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubbed
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Nearly a year before Kim debunked the rumors, Cheban rejected the claims during a March 2025 interview with Us Weekly, sharing sentiments similar to Kim’s about their differing lifestyles.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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The ruling rejected the league’s attempt to force Flores into arbitration, which would have had Commissioner Roger Goodell serve as the arbitrator.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.—
Alexandra Marshall,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
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Longbow designed the cabin to keep drivers involved rather than isolated.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Public conversations about loneliness tend to collapse a distinction between feeling lonely and being socially isolated—the latter is an objective state that doesn’t inevitably mean a person feels the negative emotions of loneliness.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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While the Steelers might be disrespected on a national scale after an up-and-down season, the Texans can't take the bait.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Employees said they felt disrespected by the process and disrupted from their prior jobs, which included coaching new teachers, providing restorative justice programs and offering specialized services like those for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nicole is the kind of wife who moves out of her father’s home into her husband’s home, and who has been taught to be repulsed by the mushroom spores covering her body, just like all the women in their community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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At first Kent hated how quickly he’d been reduced to a tick on a demographic survey.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Those words remind you why King was also hated and ultimately assassinated.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Carolina cut the lead 17-14 at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by Hubbard and a 16-yard scramble by Young, the second-longest TD run of his career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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This same staff cut him to make room for a waiver-wire claim before the start of the 2024 season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Trump took decisive action Saturday in launching precision military strikes in Venezuela that enabled special forces to seize and detain Maduro, an illegitimate leader despised by his own people.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Jan. 2026
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While sweet gum is known and appreciated for its lovely fall color, it is also despised for its seeds.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Snubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snubbed. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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