Verbsnoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter
she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door Noun
took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself
man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it
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The dogs were having some downtime when Fitzpatrick checked in, and while Leo, a mini poodle, chihuahua, Pomeranian, and cocker spaniel mix, was snoozing on his basic cot, his neighbor had a far more luxury setup.—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is nearly halfway through, and fans are late-night snacking, snoozing in their sleeping bags, or pressed up against the fence to watch the cars zip by.—Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
Noun
There isn’t consensus on whether this lighter sleep achieved during a snooze session always does more harm than good, said Fiala, who is also an assistant professor at Northwestern Medicine.—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 26 May 2025 Australians also used the snooze alarms 2.2 times on average.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for snooze
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