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sniff

[snif] / snɪf /
VERB
breathe in
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
hold nose


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Lee reaches to sniff some hardy Cleveland sage 4.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Officials such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the plan was to right-size the staff and introduce more technology to sniff out unpaid tax bills.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Ultimately the blood the French thought they could sniff as during a second-half comeback turned out to be Anglo-Saxon bloody-mindedness.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The e-noses can sniff out the unique signatures of volatile organic compounds not only in the breath, but in excretions like sweat or urine, and have AI quickly identify them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I sniff along the woven wall of twigs.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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