as in to snort
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
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Recent Examples of snore
It's estimated that nearly half of all adults snore occasionally, while 25% are regular snorers.
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New Atlas, 30 July 2024
These devices can prevent snoring and alleviate obstruction of the nasal passages during sleep.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
Over the course of the long afternoon, while her dogs snore softly at her feet, the actress will open up with bracing candor around some subjects — like the quite literal rediscovery of her own voice — and draw firm boundaries around others.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
Then on Monday, January 15, the snoring argument turned deadly.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
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New Atlas, 30 July 2024
These devices can prevent snoring and alleviate obstruction of the nasal passages during sleep.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
Over the course of the long afternoon, while her dogs snore softly at her feet, the actress will open up with bracing candor around some subjects — like the quite literal rediscovery of her own voice — and draw firm boundaries around others.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
Then on Monday, January 15, the snoring argument turned deadly.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for snore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
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It was usually sold as a plain-looking pill or an off-white, bitter powder that hurts to snort.Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The drug is usually either ingested in pill form or snorted as a powder but is rarely injected.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
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The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah has a violent history inside Lebanon, and its domestic enemies are now sniffing the wind for signs of weakness.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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My role, as the actor, is to breathe life into the character.James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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In April, her office charged three Alameda police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing as the officers piled on top of him while trying to make an arrest.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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