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
For our full breakdown of the 2025 Emmys — including Kristen's thoughts on the best and worst moments of the ceremony, more analysis on those snubs and surprises, and more — listen to the full episode of The Awardist podcast below. Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025 Share Who were this year's snubs and surprises? Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025 The 2025 Emmys will be written up for the gowns, the jokes, the winners, and the snubs. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The 2025 Country Music Association Awards nominations have been revealed, and there are, of course, some snubs and surprises. Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 There are, of course, some snubs and surprises. Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025 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
Here are the biggest surprise wins and snubs from the ceremony. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubs
Noun
  • Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya have challenged their dismissals as unlawful.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Former agency employees doubted the administration’s claim that some dismissals were caused by coding errors.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The White House rejects the suggestion that any of the president's social media posts have been racist.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next Iran’s nuclear and military capabilities have been significantly weakened, and its refusal to attend the Egypt summit further isolates it from broader regional diplomacy.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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
  • Next came crushing rejections and heartbreak.
    Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, Tuttle suffered 10 rejections in a row, including hard passes from indie bastions like Sundance and SXSW.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Abuse cuts across religion, race, and class.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The camera lingers over the $20 bill Maggie has left, and the film cuts to black.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another part is that the body hates muscle mass.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And Maeve really hates injustice and that follows through in all the scenes with the guys.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Snubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snubs. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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