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Recent Examples of snooze
Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Almost half of participants hit snooze on more than 80 percent of days, with heavy snoozers spending an average of 20 extra minutes in bed each morning.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Hunting kangaroos and snoozing by the fire The dingo’s bones tell their own story.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
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Noun
Nedergaard studies the glymphatic system, which removes waste from the brain during sleep, so ensuring her test subjects achieve a restorative snooze is central to her work.
—Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Almost half of participants hit snooze on more than 80 percent of days, with heavy snoozers spending an average of 20 extra minutes in bed each morning.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Additionally, make sure to lightly stomp before heading into overgrown areas, as this helps alert any snakes snoozing in the shade of your presence.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Hunting kangaroos and snoozing by the fire The dingo’s bones tell their own story.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooze
Noun
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
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Prosecutors have been examining more than 100 allegations of mistreatment, physical violence and rape of children as young as three by monitors during lunch breaks, nap times and after-school activities.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Louis stole the show again at the coronation of his grandfather, King Charles III, in May 2023, letting out a long yawn amid the two-hour service.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Adjoining rooms sleep up to six and feature sitting rooms, sleeper sofas, and private balconies.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Governments backing such measures point to a growing body of research linking certain patterns of social media use to mental-health problems, body-image concerns, cyberbullying and sleep disruption among young people.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Blanca Quinonez knows only one way to play, with full- bore, hit-the-floor intensity.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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If your surroundings have become a bore, switch them up as Venus and Uranus harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Noun
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For shoppers comparing options, the cheaper menu items at the same studios include standard IV drips and Restore’s $79 NAD+ bundle.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Session length depends on the dose and the clinic’s protocol, which is why drips can take anywhere from a single hour to most of an afternoon.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooze. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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