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Definition of snoozenext
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as in nap
a short sleep took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself

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as in yawn
someone or something boring man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it

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snooze

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verb

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as in to sleep
to be in a state of sleep snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter

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as in to nap
to sleep lightly or briefly she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door

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Recent Examples of snooze
Noun
The Verdict on Shortcut Cinnamon Rolls Admittedly, the smell wasn’t exactly the same as Mom’s skip-the-snooze-worthy rolls. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025 Sarah Neilson Here’s one for the old-school Hallmark fans, but with enough interesting characters keep it from being completely snooze-worthy. Sarah Neilson, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
In a post on TikTok, Olivia (@oliviapontano) revealed that her daughter snoozed for over 15 hours on October 10. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Parachute Air Organic Cotton Sham Set Don’t snooze on these 100 percent organic cotton pillow cases from one of our favorite bedding brands. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snooze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooze
Noun
  • The resort offers programs for kids, tweens, and teens, including a new morning program for three- to five-year-olds (leaving time for naps in the afternoon).
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • One was a kid taking a nap on some chairs at a party.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One such winner is Steve Kovacs, who took first place in the Blackwater category, as well as the coveted best-in-show prize, for his whimsical image of a monkfish in Japan appearing to yawn.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Even plastic bags get woven into sleeping mats for residents who may be sleeping outside or don’t have a bed.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • After five days in frigid federal holding cells — where the family says the children slept under foil blankets on thin mats — they were transferred to Dilley, expecting to wait there for a couple weeks at most.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Marchand did not see the ice in OT but calmly stepped to the center dot, bore in on Korpisalo and beat him over the glove with a pretty backhander, a move Pastrnak knows well.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This civic attitude kicked into high gear as ICE bore down on the state.
    Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The drip, drip, drip of layoffs at increasingly profitable companies like ASML and Amazon can ruin morale among remaining workers and contribute to a growing sense that—because of AI or not—no one’s job is safe.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This bed is planted with herbs and watered with a drip irrigation system.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooze. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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