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Recent Examples of yawner
If the stakes had not been so high—with election deniers on the ballot and the GOP running as the party of destruction—this would have been seen as a yawner of a midterm.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Nov. 2022
Will Alabama turn the SEC race into a yawner?
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
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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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Nov. 2022
Will Alabama turn the SEC race into a yawner?
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
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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The theory went viral on X, as 4chan pointed users to photos of Valadez that bore perceived similarities to surveillance footage of the suspect fleeing the scene released by the FBI amid the manhunt.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Plans were met with questions, reservations, rejection, bewilderment, violence, and, more recently, a yawn.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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For instance, a yawn in a canine often signals stress, not tiredness, and lip-licking can indicate anxiety.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The array of ferocious brushstrokes, scratches, and painterly drips amplify the complex dialogue, inviting the viewer’s interpretation.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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There was no tease with a quick start, no slow drip of the game slipping away, pretty much no hope at all by the end of the first inning.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Yawner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawner. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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