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sniff

verb as in breathe in

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The man walked with a limp, and slowly made his way down to the crate, where his dog was sniffing around.

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In an interview last month, he said those talks are still on track, and new potential buyers are sniffing around for deals.

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Both batters brought up their half-centuries but their dismissals reopened the door for Bangladesh, who sniffed an upset.

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Sweeney recalled sweating through a training run in the mid-’80 when a guy behind him sniffed and asked, “Pete, did you drink gin last night?”

It sniffs out patterns invisible to the eye, predicts moves before the market even breathes.

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

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