as in arrogance
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the behavior or attitude of people who think they are better than other people; the behavior or attitude of snobs
the snobbery of some wine connoisseurs
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Recent Examples of snobbery
Or maybe a bit of snobbery has set in after all these years of the tills-ringing Premier League.
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Game of Thrones pushed the genre snobbery toward fantasy.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
But actually, in the world of snobbery and class, that isn’t real.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
This is a film about art, about pride, about snobbery.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Game of Thrones pushed the genre snobbery toward fantasy.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
But actually, in the world of snobbery and class, that isn’t real.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
This is a film about art, about pride, about snobbery.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for snobbery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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These limits are not part of the formal policy but are shaped by the workplace environment, including the behavior and attitudes of leaders and colleagues.Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The clash of timing musically mirrors the combative attitudes and conflicting agendas of the various factions within the College of Cardinals.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Dec. 2024
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Vegetables too to some extent, although the jury seems in on the superiority of roasted root vegetables with their crispy, caramelized edges.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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Russian troops have been leveraging their numerical superiority to intensify pressure on Ukrainian defenses.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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There was a kind of a snobbism about it.Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022
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Of course, culture shock works the other way around, too, and the image of Southerners who venture to the cold, bitter North for college only to be met by cultural snobbism and insulting assumptions about their identities is itself a stereotype.Nicole LaPorte, Town & Country, 2 Oct. 2022
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President-elect Donald Trump has expressed disdain for EVs and is expected to remove the $7,500 federal tax credit that has helped spur EV adoption to date.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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Numerous movie lovers on X expressed their disdain for having phones out during screenings and called on theaters to do more to enforce their phone rules and curb disruptions.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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With Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman, who signed a six-year, $150 million extension in September, the Giants have committed a third of a billion dollars to establish a solid offensive and defensive presence on the left side of their infield.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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On her big night, Sophie stunned in a plum-colored gown that featured a balloon skirt that gathered on one side to reveal a thigh-high slit.Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Snobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbery. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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