as in noses
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 snouts
Those strolling around downtown Dallas this weekend might have noticed more tails, claws and snouts than usual.
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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, 18 Dec. 2025
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
Then, the researchers used a computer imaging program to measure the length of the specimens’ snouts, from the tip of the nose to the tear duct, and total head length, from the tip of the nose to where the ear attaches to the head.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
The dogs curled up and jammed their snouts into their haunches, to defend against the wind.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
That's where the marine animals push smaller cetaceans with their snouts or hold and carry them in their mouths, occasionally tossing them into the air, according to the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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, 18 Dec. 2025
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
Then, the researchers used a computer imaging program to measure the length of the specimens’ snouts, from the tip of the nose to the tear duct, and total head length, from the tip of the nose to where the ear attaches to the head.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
The dogs curled up and jammed their snouts into their haunches, to defend against the wind.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
That's where the marine animals push smaller cetaceans with their snouts or hold and carry them in their mouths, occasionally tossing them into the air, according to the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snouts
noses
Noun
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Most Berliners — and even Buruma's own father — did their jobs, took their pleasures and preferred not to think about the evils under their noses.—
John Powers,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Paeans to matters of the flesh — birthmarks, necks, genitals, odors, butt hair, the asymmetry of noses — accumulate thrilling details without worrying overmuch about expedience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Snouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snouts. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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