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snores

verb

present tense third-person singular of snore
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 Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snores
  1. sniffs
  2. breathes
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  • But Jones sniffs out the option run on fourth down and tackle Jake Shockley in the backfield.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of sniffs
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  • The eye patch-wearing rapper eats and breathes the humor, flow and narrative art of old-school hip-hop.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Moore breathes life into Mona, but manages to intertwine a sense of entitlement that nods to her former life as traditional housewife.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of breathes

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“Snores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snores. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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