as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
dogs and their owners must grow to resemble one another, as that man and his basset hound have remarkably similar snouts
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Recent Examples of snout
These people just can't seem to get their snouts out of the public trough.
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arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2025
He’s got two pensions and he’s still got his snout buried in the trough on your payroll.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The trapper tagged the croc, and took a blood specimen from near the animal’s snout.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2025
He’s got two pensions and he’s still got his snout buried in the trough on your payroll.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The trapper tagged the croc, and took a blood specimen from near the animal’s snout.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snout
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“Snout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snout. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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