as in dismissal
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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1
as in to reject
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Recent Examples of snub
Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
So any of the below snubs could change, and IndieWire understands the festival hasn’t screened all the possibilities just yet.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Mar. 2025
Despite picking up album of the year and best country album for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammys, Beyoncé has been snubbed by a country music awards program… again.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The nominations were released in January, and there were already a couple of notable snubs and surprises.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
So any of the below snubs could change, and IndieWire understands the festival hasn’t screened all the possibilities just yet.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other Trump administration officials mutually snubbed the event by declining to attend.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Mar. 2025
Despite picking up album of the year and best country album for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammys, Beyoncé has been snubbed by a country music awards program… again.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snub
Noun
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But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and implicit threats of dismissal, is a historically sure way to high inflation.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The order included full pardons of those already sentenced, commutations of sentences of 14 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and the dismissal of all pending cases.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Guo, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, rejected Trump’s assertions suggesting progress toward a trade deal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Minervois is a sunny land of black truffles, red marble, oak and juniper forests and castles constructed by Cathars (pescatarian Christians who disdained the symbol of the cross, were branded as heretics and subsequently slaughtered wholesale by Papal decree in the 13th century).—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the current political and market volatility can become distracting, or even isolating.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Traumatic or abusive situations often distance or isolate people.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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This commodification not only disrespects Indigenous cultures but also risks severing the very bonds that sustain them.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Daddy got your back, ain’t let nobody disrespect our grind.—
Emanuel Maiberg,
Wired News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Account hopes to combat misogynistic online content Creators like Andrew Tate provide a pipeline for men seeking advice about romantic rejection, physical self-esteem and economic insecurity to fall into radicalism and misogyny.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Cronenberg’s rejection of the notion was just one of the first surprising musings from a discussion with Variety about his approach to art, including his consideration of the audience, embrace of technology and rejection of genre.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s move on Wednesday to place stiff new tariffs on imports from nearly all U.S. trading partners marks an all-in bet by the Republican that his once-fringe economic vision will pay off for Americans.—
Steve Peoples,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Felt is warm, easily dyed and stiff enough to hold a cone shape.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Love it or hate it, there are certainly strong feelings being shared about Shein, Temu, tariffs, and the pending price hike.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even Ciara is worried that Craig is going to hate her after that.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snub. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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