as in bore
someone or something boring the supposed farce turned out to be a numbingly slow snoozer

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Recent Examples of snoozer The White House did not respond to a request for comment about Duffy’s involvement in a battleground Senate race that Republicans thought would present a snoozer of a primary for Rogers. Marisa Schultz, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025 Sweden was home to the most frequent snoozers, closely followed by the United States and Germany. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 May 2025 The heaviest snoozers tracked in Robbins’ study used around 22 to 27 minutes resting after the first alarm — time that could be used for stretching, journaling or cooking a nutritious breakfast, Robbins suggested. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 26 May 2025 Ranking the winners, losers and snoozers of the 2024 MLB trade deadline Some more positive feedback on the Yankees’ deadline moves from our national writers. 7. The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snoozer
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, Palestinian doctors said some of the roughly 120 bodies Israel has returned to Gaza bore signs of torture or execution, and most had bands on their necks, the Associated Press reported.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The anatomy bore hairs, sometimes teeth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But historically, investors have met them with a collective yawn.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Marco Rubio, one arm flung over the back of his chair, made no attempt to disguise a yawn.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those bright white tees seem to be absolute stain magnets attracting coffee drips, spaghetti sauce spots, and salad dressing splashes.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Our soundtrack is the drip-drip-drip of water on concrete.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozer. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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