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
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Plans were met with questions, reservations, rejection, bewilderment, violence, and, more recently, a yawn.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The approach that Newsom and legislators took is a slippery slope that would invite retaliation from their political rivals, thus deepening the already yawning political divide.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
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Noun
And if your first response is to yawn, who can blame you?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Plans were met with questions, reservations, rejection, bewilderment, violence, and, more recently, a yawn.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
People mostly yawned through Apple’s new product lineup unveiled this week.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The approach that Newsom and legislators took is a slippery slope that would invite retaliation from their political rivals, thus deepening the already yawning political divide.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawn
Noun
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The result was a hybrid that survived fungal inoculation and bore nuts around 1962.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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Experts said the Louvre robbery bore many of the hallmarks of these crimes, including getting away on motorbikes, entering the property in broad daylight and using brute force.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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While some dog owners struggle with restless nights due to snoring or space-hogging canines, others, like the creator of this video, find joy and comfort in the company.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Move down the wall in a grid to catch any drips.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement Breadcrumbing This buzzy term describes the slow drip of attention that never quite develops into anything meaningful.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Other episodes of the series will follow a bodybuilder obsessed with having a bulky physique, a woman who blends and snorts all her food, individuals addicted to eating grass, makeup and cardboard, and even a veteran with PTSD who filled his home with more than a hundred snakes.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
17 Dec. 2025
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The sow bounced forward a couple of times, snorting.—
William D. Brown,
Outdoor Life,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When visitors enter and see the massive aircraft, slightly tilted to give the illusion of takeoff and framed by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Simi Valley hills, their first reaction is to gasp, Trulio said.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Nov. 2025
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Occasionally a voice would gasp at the window.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Several reports over the last few weeks had the Broncos sniffing around at offensive additions, primarily at wide receiver.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Ovechkin puck would likely garner a pretty penny, if not now, then sometime in the future, as no other active NHL player is sniffing around 700 career goals.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In front of them, warthogs snuffled around in the grass.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
Verb
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The main symptoms are wheezing, difficult breathing and fever.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Yawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawn. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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