1
as in rejecting
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her
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2
as in disdaining
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Chechen media reported Wednesday that Russian forces were repelling drone attacks in the region.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
30 Dec. 2024 -
But that decline can be understood as a pragmatic understanding of the difficulties of repelling an invading force.—
Anton Grushetskyi,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Snubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snubbing. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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