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as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business
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as in to drag
to move slowly
the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while
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Recent Examples of nose
Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
One eye is smaller than the other, my nose is crooked, my lips are weird.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
For years, booking a traditional moving company has meant inviting countless strangers into your home to nose through your belongings, write out itemized lists, and take inventory for each company — and that’s all just to get a quote.
—Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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Noun
Because sometimes for a dark-skinned Black woman with a wide nose and big lips, that's all there is out there.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
One eye is smaller than the other, my nose is crooked, my lips are weird.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Tracking data show the plane, owned by 73-year-old pilot Ali Safai, climbed to 75 feet above the runway, veered right and then nosed into a sudden, terrifyingly steep dive.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
For years, booking a traditional moving company has meant inviting countless strangers into your home to nose through your belongings, write out itemized lists, and take inventory for each company — and that’s all just to get a quote.
—Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose
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With long snouts and crocodile-like hands, spinosaurids were large, fearsome predators that dominated the mid-Cretaceous period.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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Some appeared to be senior dogs as their snout included some grey hairs.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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Vogue Daily newsletter Get essential fashion, style, and tips, in your inbox.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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Electrical and heating safety tips While the power supply should be sufficient during this storm, here are some tips for staying safe during an outage.—
Dominique Sabins,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The guides here are known for being able to sniff out powder even several days after a storm.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Sure, real Hermès Birkin owners can sniff out the difference 5,000 miles away and may scoff at a bag that’s literally tens of thousands of dollars less, but people are saying the $229 version is high quality, gorgeous, and is giving Hermès a run for its money.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, however, Trudeau learned that the Chinese state had been interfering in Canadian elections for some time.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Trump is right to try to end the conflict; a war that drags on indefinitely could eventually turn Ukraine into a failed state.—
Charles A. Kupchan,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Bane slides from the wing to the corner, and Morant takes off simultaneously, dragging his man, Fred VanVleet, out of the play and leaving Bane wide open for a corner 3 as Brooks heads to disrupt Wells.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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These measures will be in effect till the end of February.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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At the very end of the skit, Curtis could be seen defibrillating a person on a surgery table — all while not breaking pace in her workout routine.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Gain Rinse & Renew Rinse out stubborn odors and smell fresh with Gain Rinse and Renew Fabric Rinse.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Starbucks' customers have to wake up and smell the coffee!—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Some big studios completely changed their films very close to the finish line, which sometimes can mess things up.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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The most successful, or at least fascinating, of these movies tends to mess in one way or another with his seemingly carefree relationship to notions of authenticity or identity.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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