as in to walk over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Musk is a fellow who disdains the National Endowment for Democracy and hails the AfD in Germany.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some fans are slamming the cover, which partially explains why companies hate leaks.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Our protagonist, Jeff, hates romance reality shows with as much passion as his girlfriend adores them.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The position of running back has been thoroughly disrespected by NFL decision makers for much of the last decade.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The trio are far from the first tourists to disrespect the Baroque water feature, which was completed in 1762, despite the many signs around it indicating the penalties for attempting to enter or drink the water.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some complained that the editorials have become like CNN, MSNBC, and other news sources that Republicans despise.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The stifling centripetal forces of globalism despise the defiant particularism of the Jewish nation and the modern Jewish state.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Mackie recently revealed that Eminem was dissing him in real life, not his character Papa Doc, in the scene.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc and lost the final battle to Em’s B-Rabbit character, revealed that Em actually used part of the actor’s real life story to diss him in the 2002 film.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Sniff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniff%20%28at%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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