as in bore
someone or something boring the supposed farce turned out to be a numbingly slow snoozer

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Recent Examples of snoozer The Seahawks fly to the Windy City for a must-win snoozer on Thursday night. Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024 As far as cutdown days go, Tuesday was a snoozer in Foxboro. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2024 Regardless of James’ intent, his perspective underscored an exciting truth about the basketball left to come: With the cream of the crop moving on, the games should be a lot more exciting than the snoozer that was Team USA’s latest win. Sam Amick, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024 This big-screen adaptation became just another dull brand-name reboot that Depp sleepwalks through and Burton doesn’t bother making anything more than a big-budget snoozer. Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snoozer
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Noun
  • Again, the temperature rose far earlier than expected, and the KTB team was also surprised to find that the rock at this depth was not solid, and large amounts of fluid and gas were pouring into the bore hole to complicate the effort further.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Eli Sharabi’s home bore marks from the attack months later.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The world of Antony and Cleopatra is so immense that time yawns in it . .
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The only thing keeping this tan suit from being a yawn are the wide legs and pleating.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Oxo Brew 9-Cup is the perfect drip coffee maker and consistently provides a delicious cup of joe without a lot of fuss.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Saving Water: Advanced irrigation systems like drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting are becoming the go-to.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozer. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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