1
as in rejected
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her
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2
as in disdained
to show contempt for
a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket
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Recent Examples of snubbed
Drake snubbed the Recording Academy in 2021 and 2022, but broke his streak last year to enter Her Loss for Best Rap Album (eventually losing to Killer Mike).
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2024
Before Johnson, only two previous presidents had snubbed their successor's inauguration.
—Jason Silverstein, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2021
Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2024
Before Johnson, only two previous presidents had snubbed their successor's inauguration.
—Jason Silverstein, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2021
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“Snubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snubbed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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