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
Shapiro said that losing weight, if needed, can help alleviate a good deal of snoring as well.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
That night, the page tiptoed past the castle guards who stood snoring loudly against their spears.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
There are plenty of different approaches to quelling snoring, including nasal strips, side sleeping, weight loss and, for those with sleep apnea, a CPAP machine prescribed by a doctor.
—Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
That night, the page tiptoed past the castle guards who stood snoring loudly against their spears.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
There are plenty of different approaches to quelling snoring, including nasal strips, side sleeping, weight loss and, for those with sleep apnea, a CPAP machine prescribed by a doctor.
—Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
Verb
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Why an offensive line coach was caught snorting cocaine off his training camp desk.—
Greg Cote
January 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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The dialogue is as disarmingly earnest as that between two strangers snorting coke in a bathroom.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Small signals, like a dog biting his tail or sniffing or whatever.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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In addition to searching the surrounding areas near her home, authorities have tried to locate Guthrie's pacemaker via new technology to sniff out a signal from the device.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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To cope, Sesko practices box-breathing to calm himself, a technique involving four four-second phases of breathing in, holding your breath before exhaling, and then holding again.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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When thoughts race, breathe slowly and trust your inner compass to organize your feelings before responding.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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