as in bore
someone or something boring the supposed farce turned out to be a numbingly slow snoozer

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Recent Examples of snoozer Sweden was home to the most frequent snoozers, closely followed by the United States and Germany. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 May 2025 The heaviest snoozers tracked in Robbins’ study used around 22 to 27 minutes resting after the first alarm — time that could be used for stretching, journaling or cooking a nutritious breakfast, Robbins suggested. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 26 May 2025 But Sunday's race was no snoozer, and for a couple of teams, there was a welcome change in form. ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025 Ranking the winners, losers and snoozers of the 2024 MLB trade deadline Some more positive feedback on the Yankees’ deadline moves from our national writers. 7. The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snoozer
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Noun
  • The theory went viral on X, as 4chan pointed users to photos of Valadez that bore perceived similarities to surveillance footage of the suspect fleeing the scene released by the FBI amid the manhunt.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Plans were met with questions, reservations, rejection, bewilderment, violence, and, more recently, a yawn.
    Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • For instance, a yawn in a canine often signals stress, not tiredness, and lip-licking can indicate anxiety.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • The array of ferocious brushstrokes, scratches, and painterly drips amplify the complex dialogue, inviting the viewer’s interpretation.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There was no tease with a quick start, no slow drip of the game slipping away, pretty much no hope at all by the end of the first inning.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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