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as in noses
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance
Synonyms & Similar Words
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebs
Noun
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Give someone these Santa Maria Novella Melograno Bath Salts, tell them the history, and watch as their mouths gape in surprise.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026 -
My advice for all people who don’t care for him is to keep their mouths shut until someone has a method to get him out of office.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The medley for winter-weary Americans has included everything from aching backs from shoveling to sore throats to frozen noses.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Will influencers start selling high-end neti pots to clean out our sinuses in the hopes of shrinking our noses?—
Georgia Casey,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks can finally settle a Super Bowl score with the New England Patriots, who snatched the Lombardi Trophy out of their beaks almost dozen years ago with one the most dramatic defensive stands in pro football history.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sharks are able to detect weak electric signals using the pores on their snouts that act as electroreceptors, which helps them with navigation and prey detection.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Dec. 2025
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However, the trading bloc is a major exporter of pork and key supplier of byproducts such as ears, snouts, feet and other items considered to be delicacies in China.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Fortune,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The 44-year-old, who paid his bills early in his curling career by running an M&M Meat frozen food franchise, started a bonspiel (tournament) to encourage kids to get involved in curling.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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The state must lower property taxes, as well as lower utility bills and insurance premiums.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Challenges include tuning battery materials to flow properly from printer nozzles; and to deposit that material in uniform, repeatable layers, roughly 100 to 150 micrometers thick, to ensure high quality and yields.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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The fountain drink nozzles had a heavy presence of a black residue.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Nebs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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