as in bore
someone or something boring
as neither candidate was willing to make an unequivocal statement about anything, the debate proved to be a complete yawn
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Recent Examples of yawn
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
More than 27,000 racers rose before dawn this morning to yawn, stretch and don their gear to take on the iconic streets of Los Angeles today during the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon.
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Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Oct. 2025
There are yawning divisions internally about the credibility of coverage, with many in the Jewish community attacking BBC News’ output as being anti-Israeli, pointing to failings, including Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, which was revealed to have been narrated by the child of a Hamas minister.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Dogs may lick their lips, yawn, stiffen or turn away.
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Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
More than 27,000 racers rose before dawn this morning to yawn, stretch and don their gear to take on the iconic streets of Los Angeles today during the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon.
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Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
San Diego State led the Toreros by 24 at the break and yawned its way to an 87-54 win in the final preseason basketball exhibition for both schools.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Oct. 2025
There are yawning divisions internally about the credibility of coverage, with many in the Jewish community attacking BBC News’ output as being anti-Israeli, pointing to failings, including Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, which was revealed to have been narrated by the child of a Hamas minister.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawn
Noun
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Breaking it down by item type, 80 percent of scarves 54 percent of tops, 25 percent of baby clothing, 13 percent of activewear and 14 percent of sleep wear bore inaccurate labels.
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Blanca Quinonez knows only one way to play, with full- bore, hit-the-floor intensity.
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Being in the same room can make issues worse, with choosing what to watch on television and snoring being the biggest annoyances.
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Some specific signs to look for include loud snoring, gasping for air during sleep, or falling asleep while driving or at random times during the day, Brangman added.
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For shoppers comparing options, the cheaper menu items at the same studios include standard IV drips and Restore’s $79 NAD+ bundle.
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Truly excellent drip coffee makers for the multiple mugs a day crowd from Technivorm, coffee grinders from Oxo, and travel cups from Zojirushi.
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There's a laugh-until-you-snort scene in which Harry gets an alien bug inside of him.
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Depending on what your child does, a Fingerling might blink, giggle, shake its head, snort or even burp.
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Sometimes poetry leaves the cinema behind, gasping for breath.
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Zendaya was visibly shocked at first, gasping and clasping her hands over her face, but got into the performance, laughing and dancing along as Holland came over to dance on her.
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Musk and SpaceX have a true nose for money, including sniffing out government infusions and contracts.
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The look of sheer repressed, stymied rage/laughter on Raph’s face when Paul sniffs the Oreos instead is one of the episode’s biggest laughs.
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In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass.
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.
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Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.
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The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.
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“Yawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawn. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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