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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

For example, named storm number four will be Dave, described by the nominator as named for "my beloved husband who can snore three times louder than any storm".

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

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

Weight gain, for example, can increase the risk of developing a condition like sleep apnea, which can cause you to snore, gasp for air or feel like you’re choking while you’re sleeping.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

With a sudden loud snore he toppled forward into the attentive arms of Rhonda and Number Two, who eased him to the floor.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

When Aggie describes the project that has her stymied—a book on the relationship between Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia—he snores.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

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

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

From Salon Jan. 11, 2024

“I wasn’t sleeping at all. He snores really loud. I was waking up resentful, frankly, every morning.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2023

For a long time I lay silent in the huge shadowy barracks restless with the sighs, snores, and stirrings of hundreds of women.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

"I've never snored in our 18 year marriage but my husband says since my accident in March I've been like a fog horn," she told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2024

And so, as Jaimito snored away, Dede began devising a little exercise to distract her mind and fortify her spirit.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

She also said it could cause issues with people's relationships because of the loud snoring.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

A sleep technician looked at my brain waves, muscle activity, eye movements and snoring audio to determine the stages.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

When Korpi creeps through a gauntlet of sleeping soldiers, you hope they stay snoring for their own safety.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

Meanwhile, the reality of sharing a sleeping compartment with up to five other people, snoring or not, can be at stark odds with the romantic view of such travel seen in golden age films.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

She was used to having Mama snoring softly next to her, and she realized that she missed the closeness, even if it was when her mama was asleep.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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