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
This is said to potentially minimize snoring and tiredness for people who struggle with sleep apnea.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
The heart-rate sensor is impressively accurate, and the watch handles everything from workouts to snoring detection with ease.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
And not all participants reported relief from snoring or better sleep.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
Also, changing your sleeping position, by sleeping on your side, is often an effective way to minimize snoring.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
The heart-rate sensor is impressively accurate, and the watch handles everything from workouts to snoring detection with ease.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
And not all participants reported relief from snoring or better sleep.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
Also, changing your sleeping position, by sleeping on your side, is often an effective way to minimize snoring.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
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Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Meridith sometimes would snort or smoke cocaine and drink during the assaults and record them on his phone, investigators said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 May 2025
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Cooking with Julia Child Her tendency to slap and sniff and taste everything without losing a shred of her dignity was there from the beginning.—
Ina Garten,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Stocks ended the week on an upswing, propped up by a better-than-expected jobs report and a rebound for Tesla , with the S & P 500 trading above 6,000 to sniff its all-time high.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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For a country that lives and breathes hockey, the fact that no Canadian team has lifted the Cup since 1993 feels more like a cosmic joke than a cold streak.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Contemporary Black Paris Today, Black Paris is not just a historical concept but a living, breathing cultural phenomenon.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 June 2025
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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