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Recent Examples of snooze
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Apparently, someone in the front row relocated to an empty seat next to one of the marathon vets toward the back and promptly took a snooze.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Erika Owen, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
The undermanned Miami team caught Charlotte defenders snoozing in the opening minutes of the second half and capitalized.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
By the time Morikawa made the turn leading by 3, a Sunday snooze was in the offing a year after Scottie Scheffler’s 5-shot cruise at a tournament long known for fantastic finishes.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Apparently, someone in the front row relocated to an empty seat next to one of the marathon vets toward the back and promptly took a snooze.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
Made in Peru, the alpaca wool has a subtle texture that won’t overheat anyone lucky enough to snooze underneath.
—Erika Owen, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
The undermanned Miami team caught Charlotte defenders snoozing in the opening minutes of the second half and capitalized.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooze
Noun
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Allow time for naps and/or quiet time, both for the young and older (and everyone in between).—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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During the day, leaning the chair back has also facilitated great naps.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
8 May 2025
Noun
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When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His parents went to sleep that night believing their son would soon be in Florida, and play a practice round that next day.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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The quiet child keeps mostly to himself, eating lunch in the locker room and occasionally sleeping there too.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Abby from Weyauwega bore witness to those predatory instincts when her dog caught sight of a squirrel in her garden.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition immediately calls for the third bore to be reserved for bikes.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Equipped with steam rooms, saunas and a two-lane lap pool, this polished space is gearing up for WorldPride with IV drips, HydraFacials, and eye and lip perks all available before the parade begins on June 7th.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In silvery grays and greens, with uneven salt drips and textured glazes that resemble the moon’s surface or, sometimes, an orange peel, Wilson wares are coveted both as objets d’art and for their extraordinary story of Black self-determination in the postwar South.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooze. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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