as in bore
someone or something boring even die-hard opera fans are finding this production to be a real yawner

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Recent Examples of yawner In a real yawner of a study, researchers found that chimps can catch yawns from humans, which suggests chimps may have the ability to empathize with a variety of creatures in a way that's similar to our own. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2014 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 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. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Nov. 2022 This one might not have been quite as ugly as the Colts-Broncos yawner that had famed play-by-play announcer Al Michaels launching zingers and creating a buzz on social media. Andrew Seligman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for yawner
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Noun
  • Just the sheer, cavernous size of each cylinder – at 38 inches (97 cm) of bore by 98 inches (249 cm) of stroke ...
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
  • The only problem was that Purdey had never made a hammer ejector gun in 28 gauge, or any hammer gun in .410 bore in their more than 200-year history.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a moment in the episode, where Cooper yawns, which was not in the script, and Doherty comes back with a perfect line.
    Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Use drip irrigation or soaker hoses under the vegetables to irrigate the,m but leave nearby weeds without water.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • Copley’s landscape design includes a dry creek bed, drip irrigation, blue fescue grass, and a variety of colorful plants like orange kangaroo paw, purple salvia, and red autumn sage.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025

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“Yawner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawner. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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