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Recent Examples of snuffle
Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010
Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Elephants are trampling the thirsty turf, sending sprays of dust into the dry savannah air, and buffalos are bent with their snuffling snouts to the ground.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Local residents popped in to buy vegetables from a shack built out of recycled materials, while an enormous sow snuffled in the heather beside a vegetable garden.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
There is an amazing array of puzzles that require dogs to roll, shake, lick or snuffle a product to access food or treats.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
Two canines in Massachusetts are the first to be used by a law enforcement agency to snuffle the virus.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2021
At night, wild boars snuffled outside the tents, searching for food scraps.
—New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
If any swine is fit to be an organ donor for people, then the dozens of pigs snuffling around Qihan Bio’s facility in Hangzhou, China, may be the best candidates so far.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2019
IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010
Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Elephants are trampling the thirsty turf, sending sprays of dust into the dry savannah air, and buffalos are bent with their snuffling snouts to the ground.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Local residents popped in to buy vegetables from a shack built out of recycled materials, while an enormous sow snuffled in the heather beside a vegetable garden.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
There is an amazing array of puzzles that require dogs to roll, shake, lick or snuffle a product to access food or treats.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
Two canines in Massachusetts are the first to be used by a law enforcement agency to snuffle the virus.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2021
At night, wild boars snuffled outside the tents, searching for food scraps.
—New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
If any swine is fit to be an organ donor for people, then the dozens of pigs snuffling around Qihan Bio’s facility in Hangzhou, China, may be the best candidates so far.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffle
Verb
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By comparison, the males with more agreeable personalities sniffed the tubes more calmly.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 May 2025
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Loyal fans and Substack readers looking for deeper dives into a brand world can sniff out when something is done strictly as a marketing play.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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That’s especially important in South Florida, where people tend to sniffle and sneeze from allergies year-round.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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The millions of people who suffer from seasonal allergies each year are too familiar with symptoms like sneezing, wheezing, and sniffling.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
2 May 2025
Verb
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And over the course of two years, Cawthorn kept the district in the headlines through various scandals from bringing weapons to airports and schools to allegations of insider trading to accusing his colleagues of snorting cocaine and having orgies.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2025
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This particular mund, near the road,owned about 20 buffaloes, and as our driver was watching them, an old bull lifted his head, snorted, and stamped his feet.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Rangers down on the flight line, standing tall and looking fine, the engines and turbines are starting to whine, so early in the morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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During the sweet clip, the rescue puppy named Penelope can be seen whining and trying her best to crawl along the bed toward the cat, Monroe.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The heart-rate sensor is impressively accurate, and the watch handles everything from workouts to snoring detection with ease.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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And not all participants reported relief from snoring or better sleep.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
Verb
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In league with its sniveling human colleague Gabriel (Esai Morales, cackling with evil intent as if being paid by the cackle), The Entity is hacking into the world’s nuclear defense systems and taking control of the missiles, one paralyzed and panicking nation at a time.—
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
22 May 2025
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But when Aurelius informs his son, Commodus (a sniveling Joaquin Phoenix), the latter murders his father before the decision is made public.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Moreover, any sense of accountability has been snuffed out and corruption is shamelessly creeping into public life (Evan Osnos’ article in the New Yorker on this topic is excellent).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In contrast to Amorim, who has conceded his coaching hasn’t been up to snuff, Tottenham’s Australian manager, Ange Postecoglou, has talked more glowingly about his performance despite leading Tottenham to its worst Premier League finish in history.—
Alex Tabet,
NBC news,
20 May 2025
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Creators posted videos of themselves sobbing onto the camera.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Through the decades, this was the county that gave us the judge who sobbed while issuing a ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith case, the judge who was found half-naked at a judicial conference, and the judges, plural, who had faced DUI charges.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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“Snuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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