as in to walk over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025 -
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
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Love it or hate it, there are certainly strong feelings being shared about Shein, Temu, tariffs, and the pending price hike.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Billie Eilish used to hate her name But now, the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning singer has had a change of perspective.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Daddy got your back, ain’t let nobody disrespect our grind.—
Emanuel Maiberg,
Wired News,
17 Apr. 2025
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This commodification not only disrespects Indigenous cultures but also risks severing the very bonds that sustain them.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Why are all these cases involving the coddling of savages who despise America seem to end up in front of card-carrying fellow travelers like Boasberg and Sorokin?—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hamilton despised slavery and fought to end it — at least, that’s what most history books say.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Comments David disses Survivor winners from the past.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Before that, Yeezy dissed Virgil in February, calling him out alongside Drake in yet another X/Twitter rant.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
31 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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