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 Though Sunday’s 6-1 loss was a snoozer, nothing in it altered the fundamental strength that is the team’s pitching ability and health. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025 The fight was a complete snoozer, as Scull’s elusiveness mixed with Canelo’s inability to catch up with the Cuban made for an unentertaining affair. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 The vibrations provide a more subtle way to wake up by forgoing the jarring alarm sounds, and the escalating pattern of the buzzing helps ease the snoozer into wakefulness. Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025 After some snoozers on Day 1 of March Madness, Day 2 got started with an epic battle. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snoozer
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Noun
  • Just the sheer, cavernous size of each cylinder – at 38 inches (97 cm) of bore by 98 inches (249 cm) of stroke ...
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
  • The only problem was that Purdey had never made a hammer ejector gun in 28 gauge, or any hammer gun in .410 bore in their more than 200-year history.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a moment in the episode, where Cooper yawns, which was not in the script, and Doherty comes back with a perfect line.
    Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Use drip irrigation or soaker hoses under the vegetables to irrigate the,m but leave nearby weeds without water.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • Copley’s landscape design includes a dry creek bed, drip irrigation, blue fescue grass, and a variety of colorful plants like orange kangaroo paw, purple salvia, and red autumn sage.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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