Thesaurus results for SNOUTS

snouts

noun

plural of snout

as in noses

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity dogs and their owners must grow to resemble one another, as that man and his basset hound have remarkably similar snouts

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Recent Examples of snouts Halligan said breeds with short snouts like Bulldogs, Bullmastiffs and Pekingese pups are at greater risk, so are overweight animals and dogs with dark fur. — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Their long, droopy tails would likely pull them downward and send their snouts bobbing up. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Many hot weather dogs have longer snouts. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Those strolling around downtown Dallas this weekend might have noticed more tails, claws and snouts than usual. — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026 Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. — Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 Sharks are able to detect weak electric signals using the pores on their snouts that act as electroreceptors, which helps them with navigation and prey detection. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2025 However, the trading bloc is a major exporter of pork and key supplier of byproducts such as ears, snouts, feet and other items considered to be delicacies in China. — Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025

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noses

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Earlier generations of Silicon Valley leaders largely turned their noses up at sports.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Cancerous cells have a specific smell, and dogs’ noses are 10,000 to 100,000 times better than humans, according to the American Kennel Club.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026

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