snoozed

past tense of snooze
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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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Recent Examples of snoozed As a result, many subjects were depicted reclining or seated; some, like Tilley, who worked nights and posed for Freud during the day, simply snoozed. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 Once a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats. Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 Her dog, Delta Dawn, snoozed nearby. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026 Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges. Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 This year, Tankersley spent the frigid night alone, dozing off briefly while the rest of her family snoozed in nearby vehicles. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 In a post on TikTok, Olivia (@oliviapontano) revealed that her daughter snoozed for over 15 hours on October 10. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 The youngest, Kiana, snoozed quietly on the couch. Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoozed
Verb
  • Shapiro's own home was firebombed while his family slept after a Passover seder in 2025.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But as the couple slept, a Russian strike hit a warehouse across the street from their building, sending a blast wave through the apartment and threatening to stop the wedding scheduled for Tuesday morning.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some napped under trees, while others rested behind trash and recycling cans.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • McGowan remembers one visit when Pearl gently rested her head in a woman’s lap at a senior facility and kept returning to her throughout the visit.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Trying to take the lead in the eighth inning, especially with closer Josh Hader rested and looming to pitch the ninth, seemed prudent.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Snoozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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