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
  • Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Employees, guests and residents were forced to hastily evacuate as a wildfire bore down.
    Ryan Heinsius, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • And if your first response is to yawn, who can blame you?
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Although the full release will add even more content to indulge in (on top of a slow drip of seasonal updates to come), what’s been shown so far of Black Ops 7 indicates that fans are facing another down beat era for the franchise.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • For those who are ready to trade in their simple drip coffee set up for something a bit more advanced, Seattle Coffee Gear is a great independent retailer for coffee-brewing appliances and accessories.
    Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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