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
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
The Catalans weren't put out by the snub, however, and will, according to Relevo, formally invite their greatest ever player to form part of the Blaugrana's 125th anniversary celebrations later this year.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2024
Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Bryan made comments about the snub that were taken out of context, and the country singer took to social media to clarify things.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
The Catalans weren't put out by the snub, however, and will, according to Relevo, formally invite their greatest ever player to form part of the Blaugrana's 125th anniversary celebrations later this year.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
For instance, government officials in Egypt felt snubbed that the Pyramids didn’t make it in the update.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2024
Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snub
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The hearing officer agreed but despite his dismissal of the summons, the sheriff’s office opted to keep the closure order in place for one year.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Expect the Clippers to shed further light on Shelton’s dismissal.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Despite high-profile endorsements and millions of dollars spent on advertising, Colorado voters rejected Initiative 131.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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In 2018, Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected school vouchers.Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
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Good free-market neoliberals had historically disdained this idea, believing government attempts to meddle in the economy would have bad results.Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Bitcoin white paper, which was released in October, 2008, and the Bitcoin code, which followed shortly thereafter, have at times been disdained as clever bits of engineering pastiche.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Politically, China continues to attempt to isolate Taiwan.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Netizens on China's X-like social media platform Weibo accused him of disrespecting the armed forces.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of women Gary has disrespected, Chief Stew Daisy is back as well.Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The dialogue was ham-handed, the performances stiff, the villain lame, the story stupid.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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The 100 percent carbon shaft of the Storm 2 is strong enough to withstand freakish plants that would normally end in snapping, light enough (at 75 grams per meter) to prevent fatigue after repetitive motion, and stiff enough to propel us forward.Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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An onlooker snapped a picture, which seemed to exemplify the lawlessness that is inherent to why some people love sideshows and others hate them.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Kaley Cuoco understands why parents hate daylight saving time now.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snub. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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