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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Public protest always carries a quiet optimism — the belief that democracy still breathes through the willingness of ordinary people to show up and speak out.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The sound breathes, oscillating between close instrumentation and wafting voices.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Snores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snores. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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