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 There will be immediate deduction of research and development, which sounds like a snoozer but historically has brought about a gigantic geyser of money toward the creation of new products, which need lots of equipment to test and build. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2025 The White House did not respond to a request for comment about Duffy’s involvement in a battleground Senate race that Republicans thought would present a snoozer of a primary for Rogers. Marisa Schultz, The Washington Examiner, 31 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 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
  • Experts said the Louvre robbery bore many of the hallmarks of these crimes, including getting away on motorbikes, entering the property in broad daylight and using brute force.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Palestinian doctors said some of the roughly 120 bodies Israel has returned to Gaza bore signs of torture or execution, and most had bands on their necks, the Associated Press reported.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But historically, investors have met them with a collective yawn.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Marco Rubio, one arm flung over the back of his chair, made no attempt to disguise a yawn.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But experts have warned that a more holistic approach is needed over the long term that would allow a steady drip of services rather than responding when symptoms become so severe that law enforcement must get involved.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The evolution of the airport lounge A decade ago, lounges were quiet corners of airports where business travelers could nurse a drip coffee and catch up on emails.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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