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sternutation

noun as in sneeze

Weak match

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The official medical term for sneezing is “sternutation,” which sounds like “stern,” which is maybe something we should be with them a little more.

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But more sophisticated observers had already recognised that this was not a sternutation, but the dab, a dance craze that has long since slipped its faddish origins to become a dance staple.

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He has a good online following, eager to hear about his latest sternutation, and says he will continue for the rest of his life.

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His sneeze count, currently just over 4,000, has a healthy online following as people log in to read about his latest sternutation.

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The dons from high table looked coldly down the hall, expressing a vague, but seemingly impotent disapproval, for immediately afterward that sternutation shook the air a second time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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