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Recent Examples of yawner
Will Alabama turn the SEC race into a yawner?
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
Heading into the final, the Wolverines threatened to make a yawner out of what would prove to be their first title since 1989.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Psychologists have claimed that contagious yawning is linked to empathy in humans—those who yawn back are thought to be empathizing with the initial yawner’s feelings of boredom, fatigue or stress.
—Erica Tennenhouse, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
Heading into the final, the Wolverines threatened to make a yawner out of what would prove to be their first title since 1989.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Psychologists have claimed that contagious yawning is linked to empathy in humans—those who yawn back are thought to be empathizing with the initial yawner’s feelings of boredom, fatigue or stress.
—Erica Tennenhouse, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawner
Noun
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Her light blue eyes bore, laser-like, into Vivian's.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The lock can be installed on doors with a thickness of 1 ⅜ to 3 ⅛ inches, a 2 ⅜ or 2 ¾ backset, and a 2 ⅛ inch bore hole.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Yawner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawner. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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