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snub

[snuhb] / snʌb /


NOUN
insult; rebuff
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But he didn’t even receive a nomination for his work — a snub that I found unaccountable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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

The Oscars snub is a missed opportunity for more audiences to try to answer it.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Interviewers are still asking him about the snub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Since this part of our property adjoined the palacio of the dictator's daughter and son-in-law, my grandfather had been reluctant to erect a high wall lest it be considered a snub.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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