as in to walk over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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Verb
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In the mainstream media, and the places where that brand is disdained, there is no room for attention.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
4 July 2025 -
Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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Trump hates wasting it without points on the board.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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People either loved to hate it or hated to love it or both, somehow, at the same time.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Data from the National Center for Education Statistics showed that over one-third of teachers are disrespected by students at least once a week and suffer weekly verbal abuse from students in 17% of schools.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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What would Arabella say about the fact that for a few paltry bucks any fool can now buy, and then neglect and disrespect, her most treasured flora?—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Many people fear them, attack them, or despise them.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Critics say this would come with strict reporting requirements, something dispensaries may despise and the DEA may not be ready for.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Since the break-up, the two have occasionally dissed each other.—
Char Adams,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Everything that's going on, talking about how Hollywood dissed Neal and whatnot — no.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Sniff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniff%20%28at%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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