as in snorts
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
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Recent Examples of snores
But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snores
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In the video, Chilli sniffs large bricks to locate the scent a trainer shared with him.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Tovar is the one officer who immediately sniffs out that there’s something weird about Gacy, and Luna incrementally nudges the character further and further into obsession.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Last season, the organization gifted Nauser, who breathes with assistance from a ventilator, a custom Royals wheelchair on MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day, which honored the former Yankees first baseman who died of complications from ALS, an especially cruel disease.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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That is, on one hand, because Taylor loves and breathes fashion, and on the other because, to honor that part of herself, she’s chosen to style herself for most of this awards season.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Snores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snores. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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