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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
Better yet, not hitting snooze can make the whole getting up ordeal easier all fall and winter too. Julia Ries, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024 Hilaria wrote on Instagram beneath a video of their kids waking up Alec from a mid-day snooze. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Verb
In the most elite circles, snoozing for 10 to 14 hours (and reaching the REM phase) is considered a status symbol—quite the reverse from an era dominated by girlbosses who only required a few hours of sleep to function at high capacity. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024 Don’t snooze on these discounts, though — they’ll be gone once Prime Day ends. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snooze 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooze
Noun
  • The duo love spending their days play fighting in the house or the backyard, chasing after each other, and then curling up for a nap together.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Short naps avoid wake-up grogginess, also known as sleep inertia.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • That meant a lot of teeth for a character who sings, screams, and yawns over the course of the classic film.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • But the gender gap yawns especially wide in Asia, where only four Global 500 companies—Chinese online retailer JD.com, Indonesian oil and gas giant Pertamina, Korea Gas, and Chinese electronics components manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry—have women CEOs.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • But really, my question here is this: Do doctors really sleep shirtless in the on-call room?
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The designer’s team instead partitioned it, with a living area separate from the sleeping area.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.
    Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The chief thought about what responsibility Washington bore for what was happening in Whitewater; after all, the federal government operated the nation’s immigration system.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Guests can customize their experience, adding IV drips and vitamin shots depending on their needs.
    James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The company had moved its milk, sugar and simple drip coffee behind the bar during the early days of COVID-19, but the switch back should give its baristas more time to craft the lattes, macchiatos and other less straight-forward drinks.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024

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