1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter
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2
as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly
she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door
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Recent Examples of snoozed
Bandit snoozed through the whole encounter and never noticed the wild animal.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Friedman slept three hours the night before, in preparation for the unveiling of his biggest feat yet.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Feel like Bryson Tiller is being slept on and will be a factor by the end of the year.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Before long, Lazlo napped on the owner's lap and then raced back to bed when nighttime rolled around.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The argument in favor of the approval rested on a couple of points.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s appeal has always rested on his ability to blur the two, leading many commentators to use Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death to make sense of his rise.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Snoozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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