YAWNED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

yawned

verb

past tense of yawn

as in snorted

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The dogs who sniffed became measurably more optimistic and were quicker to approach new and uncertain situations.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
On land, cadaver dogs sniffed the shore for any trace of Lynette.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

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By the time many of these rising talents were accruing debt in graduate writing programs, the dream of a sustainable career in the nonprofit theater had already gasped its last breath.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
The crowd of 39,077 at Citi Field gasped and even applauded some when the replay was shown on the large videoboard in center.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026

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The Delta breeze may save Sacramento from 100 degrees on Friday, but given the heat dome’s positioning nearly directly overhead this weekend, that Delta breeze will be snuffed out under the suffocating high pressure.

— Sean Macaday July 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Free expression in America has not been snuffed out, even when faced with political opposition in the past.

— Isabel Ruehl, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

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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.

— Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026

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