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snore

[snawr, snohr] / snɔr, snoʊr /
VERB
make sounds when sleeping
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By Sunday night, it counted as a relative snore when the Patriots and Chargers entered the final 15 minutes of their matchup locked in a one-score game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

However, these teens who snored did not exhibit any differences in their reading and language abilities, nor any difference on memory or cognitive processing tests compared to their peers who did not snore.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

"With the AI, it can be trained to know what you sound like specifically when you snore," a representative insists.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024

The goal was to keep his stay stress-free so he could snore without interruption.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

Mr. Sloan closed his eyes and began, very softly, to snore.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

As for Godzilla, it snores like a kitten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025

I hope that I’ll continue to find awe each morning, as the sun streams through my window and my partner snores lightly from the other side of the bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

When a person snores, that's a red flag that they're on this spectrum.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024

Anya’s blind grandmother, Babulya, whose snores managed to reach Anya as she made her way to the road, made sure of that.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Dogs snored next to their owners, who were glued to their phones, screens lighting up weary faces.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Around her, people snored, babies cried and dogs barked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

However, these teens who snored did not exhibit any differences in their reading and language abilities, nor any difference on memory or cognitive processing tests compared to their peers who did not snore.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

She added that she thought surgery would work because Debbie had not snored before her accident.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2024

The trolls snored like thunder, and their stench only got worse through the night.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

But witnesses said that Pike remained awake longer than expected and was later heard "loudly snoring" before an ambulance rushed her to a nearby hospital.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The condemned woman was "loudly snoring, clearly very alive" as the journalists were ushered out of the area, Chandler told CBS.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

We always have grand plans about watching a movie or whatever, and then we’re both inevitably snoring by 10 p.m. at the latest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Have you ever slept next to a snoring partner and woken up feeling stressed, unfocused or forgetful the next day?

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Richard is already asleep, dead to the world, snoring softly.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone


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