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as in nap
a short sleep took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself

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as in yawn
someone or something boring man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it

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snooze

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verb

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as in to sleep
to be in a state of sleep snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter

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as in to nap
to sleep lightly or briefly she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door

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Recent Examples of snooze
Noun
Garmin The tracker also includes a smart vibrating alarm along with a snooze function that can be activated with a double tap. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 June 2025 Apple and some other clock makers then defaulted to a nine-minute timer for a snooze feature. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
Verb
Service dog Chippy was snoozing in the stands when owner Eden Schroeder earned a bronze medal in the women’s 50-meter backstroke. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025 When indoors, the feline spends much of her time snoozing in different spots around the home. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for snooze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooze
Noun
  • These patterns are muted, simple, and still full of personality, like this pillow cover in indigo which looks exactly suited to a couch in a captain’s quarters, yacht-appropriate, or like a great porch nap pillow along a white rattan sofa.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
  • Use it by the pool, on the lawn, patio, or anywhere else in the backyard for sun tanning, reading, or taking a restful nap.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
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  • Inside, everything is slow, wispy, a soothing yawn of a life.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 11 June 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Resort teams often work around the clock during storms, sometimes sleeping on-site while trying to care for their own families and lives at the same time.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
  • The cute post features a precious shot of baby Sully sleeping, wearing a onesie with trucks on it.
    Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
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
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  • With companies going where liquidity is abundant, a steady drip of firms being taken private, and too few initial public offerings coming along to replace them, pressure is mounting to reverse the slow but inexorable shrinking of London’s historic trading venue.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • Leaner cuts also reduce fat drips and flame flare-ups, which can contribute to carcinogen formation.
    Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 3 July 2025

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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooze. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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