as in to snort
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
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Recent Examples of snore
Dinah was asleep inside, snoring on her cot next to Morris’s bed.
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Nasal dilators are flexible devices designed to open the nostrils and improve airflow, often used to reduce snoring or ease nighttime breathing.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.
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Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
For starters women with the condition may not even snore.
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Katie Camero,
SELF,
16 Apr. 2026
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Nasal dilators are flexible devices designed to open the nostrils and improve airflow, often used to reduce snoring or ease nighttime breathing.
—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
For starters women with the condition may not even snore.
—
Katie Camero,
SELF,
16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
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There's a laugh-until-you-snort scene in which Harry gets an alien bug inside of him.
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The premiere audience gasped and snorted in disbelief as Stan and Reinsve suffer the indignity of an overreaching state — removing teens, tweens and an infant from their loving care.
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The look of sheer repressed, stymied rage/laughter on Raph’s face when Paul sniffs the Oreos instead is one of the episode’s biggest laughs.
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The network is also set up to sniff out other viruses of recent concern.
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Balance returns when fairness, boundaries, and empathy travel together, and your calm tone helps everyone breathe easier around difficult truths.
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Struggling through her burgeoning career as a chef in San Francisco with a boss who breathes down his employees’ necks (Offerman), Jill still calls her sister’s old phone number from time to time to give her life updates and check in.
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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