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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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
William Earl, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
The comments follow Mexico’s snub of the king at last year’s presidential inauguration, refusing to invite him until Spain formally apologized.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
But for the better part of a century, the Oscars have consistently celebrated pieces of horror — acting, writing, cinematography, score — while snubbing the collaborative effort as a complete work of art.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The season’s three biggest acting snubs got to introduce their casting directors during this segment, which was a nice way to give them flowers for strong performances.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
The comments follow Mexico’s snub of the king at last year’s presidential inauguration, refusing to invite him until Spain formally apologized.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Le Figaro, a center-right publication and one of France’s newspapers of record, was another to broach politics as to why Bardot was snubbed.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
But for the better part of a century, the Oscars have consistently celebrated pieces of horror — acting, writing, cinematography, score — while snubbing the collaborative effort as a complete work of art.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snub
Noun
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The dismissal of several key claims from the suit comes one month ahead the scheduled start of their trial.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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What did the judge say in his dismissal?—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Olsson rejects The Athletic’s offer to take cover inside the coffee shop.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Last week, for example, the UK government rejected plans by a Chinese company, Ming Yang, to invest in a Scottish factory to produce wind turbine blades, citing national security reasons.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Because that man is going out of his way to remind everyone why, exactly, he is universally disdained.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite the Reina Sofía’s many refusals to lend the work to various institutions around the world, its rebuff of the Guggenheim’s request carries a particular sting because the Basque Country has long held that the painting belongs in the place where the depicted tragedy occurred.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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The latest rebuff of state overreach was the dismissal last week of the highly questionable felony case against respected Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly brought by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Inspectors found that a detainee showing symptoms of TB was not isolated, posing a potential risk to others.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Mel is adrift after getting fired from her job as a therapist and isolated from her friend group due to Coop and Sam’s (Olivia Munn) affair.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The guard then went to Ada’s table and — according to the girl’s parents — spoke to Ada and her mother aggressively about disrespecting and harassing people.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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In contrast, his wife, Chandravati, is selfish as a daughter-in-law and disrespects Swasthani, leading to enormous misery for her.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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While not issuing a quick rejection, key conservative justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s arguments for its legality.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The legal costs that could be incurred by these private schools would be devastating, with claims motivated more by rejection of beliefs than actual injury.—
Stephen Mitchell,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Generally, my blowout starts to get limp and stiff around day three (despite sleeping in overnight blowout rods), but the week of my Cécred test, my mane still looked fresh-out-the-salon by day five.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2026
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Xavier Worthy #1 of the Kansas City Chiefs stiff arms Alex Highsmith #56 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the third quarter at Acrisure Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.—
Tom Chitty,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snub. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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