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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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
Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.
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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
When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or is stopped.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Bandit snoozed through the whole encounter and never noticed the wild animal.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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
When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or is stopped.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Bandit snoozed through the whole encounter and never noticed the wild animal.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
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Santos attacked Kok last, as the elderly man slept nearby on Doyers St.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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But a little before that, photographer Poupay Jutharat was on the ground at the Javits Center, sniffing around as the pups prepped, primped, and occasionally napped before go-time.—
Poupay Jutharat,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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The hopes of people opposed to ICE’s plans rested on the property owners of the warehouses backing away from the deals — but that has failed to happen.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Flags for Canada and third-place Finland rested below Old Glory on either side.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Snoozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozed. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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