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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

He was forced to use the plane's own staircase, only to step out onto the tarmac rather than a red carpet, prompting speculation of a snub.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Spain's colonisation of Mexico has become a thorny issue in recent years, prompting calls for an apology and an apparent diplomatic snub.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

This was no trivial setback, no mere snub; it was, to Bobby, the greatest insult he could imagine.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

A string of perceived snubs, missed connections and canceled meetings have rocked the relationship between Beretta and Sturm Ruger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The opening category set the tone for a string of snubs and surprises, which started coming thick and fast.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Columnist Glenn Whipp sounds off on the biggest snubs and surprises of the 2025 Oscar nominations, announced Thursday in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

Forty-seven snubs by forty-seven hooks; forty-seven receding by forty-seven prognathous chins.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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

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

If the tech billionaire does not attend the interview in Paris on Monday - a date set by prosecutors in February - it would not be the first time he has snubbed authorities.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

The aristocracy of Finny County had snubbed the trial.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The Indian captain would not say whether his players would shake hands after snubbing the Pakistan team in three Asia Cup meetings in Dubai last year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 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

As his players were booed off pitch, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence were caught on camera snubbing their manager and going straight down the tunnel.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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

Though I had believed they were snubbing me, now I realize they were only waiting, politely as maiden aunts, for me to make the next move.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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