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soporific

[sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh-] / ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ɪk, ˌsoʊ pə- /


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Even if the museum had red eyes on tap it wouldn’t have made a difference when it comes to this soporific presentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The reductive strategy so nearly secured successive World Cup finals - but often proved soporific for supporters.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Shimizu is an exploratory jazz musician who has of late gained popularity for his television scores and inoffensively ambient music that employs soporific electronics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

It’s so effective a soporific that most nights I struggle to read for more than 10 minutes, which is both satisfying and maddening.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024

I discovered Emerson’s soporific qualities the hard way, by falling asleep with my face in the book, drooling all over an essay called “Self-Reliance” and having the vending-machine dream for the sixth time that week.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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