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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

Who’s got this little nose ... and they snore together.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

And he spat the blood from his mouth and closed his eyes and began to snore, in deep and magnificent snores.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

She says Betty is now "very eager to learn. She snores but other than that she's really quite incredible".

From BBC Dec. 6, 2025

No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

When a human being or another mammal snores, it's because air is flowing past the soft tissues in the pharyngeal airway, such as the tongue, soft palette and throat muscles.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2024

Union jabbed back at her husband of nearly eight years, revealing that he snores.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

Musab and Ali also lie close; one of them snores but I can’t tell which.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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

Adam leaned back in his chair, and very soon he went to sleep and his mouth dropped open and he snored across his palate.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

But first, it is important to distinguish whether your partner is simply snoring, or whether they have sleep apnoea.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Having this option allows her to prioritise getting enough rest when the snoring is particularly bad.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Sleeping with 60 people in a damp basement that proves snoring is an international language.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

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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