snubs 1 of 2

plural of snub
as in dismissals
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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snubs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snub

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Recent Examples of snubs
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubs
Noun
  • The men allege their dismissals violated their Fifth Amendment right to due process and the First Amendment's guarantee to free association and free speech.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Attorney Chris Mattei, representing the agents, said the dismissals weakened the bureau.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But March’s family, which has seen their factory turned upside down by the ghost of a former employee, rejects the relationship.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Incrementality isolates true lift, helping marketers quantify what exposure really moved the needle.
    Srikanth Ramachandran, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The project, which has been on ice for decades due to international concerns, effectively isolates the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • My wife constantly disrespects me.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This reversal deeply disrespects every honorable soldier who's had our Stars and Stripes draped over their casket as Taps play in the background.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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
  • All the rejections that came before are, miraculously, rendered meaningless.
    Thomas Swick September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fed cuts for the remainder of 2025.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But Franc Fernandez, the designer of the dress that is today on display at the Park MGM in Las Vegas, had worked three long days to create it, draping butcher cuts on a mannequin torso.
    Steve Knopper, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Our cat hates this and keeps trying to sit down on my journal.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Snubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snubs. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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