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Recent Examples of snuffbox
The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Presenting an antique for inspection, Queen Camilla unveiled a snuffbox from the Royal Collection, which impressed Roadshow silver expert Duncan Campbell with its rich history.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
When Benjamin Franklin departed as minister to France, King Louis XVI presented him with a snuffbox encrusted with 408 diamonds and inset with the king’s portrait.
—Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
The group portrait is not the only depiction of Yale to stir dissent at the university, which altogether owns seven paintings of its namesake as well as a snuffbox with his portrait on it.
—Nancy Kenney, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021
Another 20 species there are endangered, including mussels with evocative names such as fluted kidneyshell, snuffbox, birdwing pearlymussel, and shiny pigtoe.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
Among them, concerns about the snuffbox mussels halted the construction of a $27 million bridge on Vrooman Road bridge in Lake County.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Aug. 2019
During every lesson, the prized pupil steals something from Miss Nightingale’s home: a snuffbox, a porcelain swan, a scarf.
—S. Kirk Walsh, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
Few museum visitors have ever handled a marble bust or a gilded snuffbox, but everyone wears clothes.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2017
Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Presenting an antique for inspection, Queen Camilla unveiled a snuffbox from the Royal Collection, which impressed Roadshow silver expert Duncan Campbell with its rich history.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
When Benjamin Franklin departed as minister to France, King Louis XVI presented him with a snuffbox encrusted with 408 diamonds and inset with the king’s portrait.
—Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
The group portrait is not the only depiction of Yale to stir dissent at the university, which altogether owns seven paintings of its namesake as well as a snuffbox with his portrait on it.
—Nancy Kenney, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021
Another 20 species there are endangered, including mussels with evocative names such as fluted kidneyshell, snuffbox, birdwing pearlymussel, and shiny pigtoe.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
Among them, concerns about the snuffbox mussels halted the construction of a $27 million bridge on Vrooman Road bridge in Lake County.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Aug. 2019
During every lesson, the prized pupil steals something from Miss Nightingale’s home: a snuffbox, a porcelain swan, a scarf.
—S. Kirk Walsh, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
Few museum visitors have ever handled a marble bust or a gilded snuffbox, but everyone wears clothes.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffbox
Noun
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On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
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Down the street is the artist Jack Pierson’s Elliott Templeton Fine Arts, a jewel box of a space devoted to delicate ideas strongly executed.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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The rooms are jewel boxes with the near-requisite Murano glass chandeliers.Everett Potter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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That would play well in the bandbox that is Yankee Stadium and behind an infield defense that ranked 12th in Outs Above Average last season.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2019
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The Havocs are closer to a full 50 percent in a bandbox with a lower ceiling that contains, even amplifies, noise.Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
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Then came the law against having open containers of alcohol in the passenger compartment.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Watertight compartments made the ship extremely hard to sink; and Gibbs obsessively removed the flammable wood that ordinarily would have formed much of the ship's interior decor.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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The caisson becomes part of the finished structure.Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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Using a caisson is another way to provide a dry area at a site that is typically underwater.Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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The trajectory of another famous figure in the Warner Bros. vault offers an example, Oberschelp says.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The owner kept the dime in an Ohio bank vault for more than 40 years.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Snuffbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffbox. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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