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snub

[snuhb] / snʌb /


NOUN
insult; rebuff
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He went into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Padre—the first ever—which was seen as a snub to the Yankees and Steinbrenner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The move marks a snub to France's Safran, its historic engine supplier, whose CEO Olivier Andries, has said hydrogen aircraft are more suited to the next century.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Possible surprise: “The Testaments” Possible snub: “Stranger Things”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Xi responded with rare diplomatic signals of displeasure, visiting South Korea in 2014 before ever meeting Kim: a move that was widely viewed as a snub.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Instead, the demonstrators interpreted the snub as a challenge and stepped up their efforts.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

There is plenty of scope for awkward potential snubs for the tabloids to feast on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

After past snubs, social-media site Reddit has landed a spot on the S&P 500, sending shares on an after-hours rally Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Plenty of other critical darlings from last year without the same cultural longevity received complete snubs.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

There were also snubs for royal royalty The Beatles, Coldplay and The Cure, who like Dua, all lost out to Charli in various catergories.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

She felt honored by Janie’s acquaintance and she quickly forgave and forgot snubs in order to keep it.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

We talked about it again last December, after she had been hurt by being snubbed over the holidays.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

I’ll start over: Greetings to all you Ilya and Shane shippers, fans of “The Madison” and other loyal subjects of snubbed shows and performers who tuned in to Wednesday’s nominations announcement livestream.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, was recently snubbed from the company’s annual CEO summit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Michael Jackson’s famous clan stepped out to celebrate the premiere of the new “Michael” biopic, but some of the Jacksons snubbed the event and have opposed the film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

He had, indeed, remarked eighteen and snubbed the rest.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

Maybe there should be little surprise that Maverick McNealy, an intelligent but unheralded American who once considered snubbing golf for a business career, is leading the way.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Despite snubbing Nvidia in his top five, Ives said that the chip company is still one of Wedbush’s top tech picks for next year.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank said on Monday that Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence have apologised for snubbing their manager and heading down the tunnel after Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025

Assumption: The snubbing of “All We Imagine as Light” in the international feature category dooms its Oscar chances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

My snubbing her when she decided to be a small-town girl.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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