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plural of snooze
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as in naps
a short sleep took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself

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

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snoozes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snooze
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as in sleeps
to be in a state of sleep snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter

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

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  • There was the usual banter, gathering together to watch Champions League matches, some afternoon naps and sessions of the card game Wolf, where players assume secret roles similar to the television hit ‘Traitors’.
    Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • There was the usual banter, gathering together to watch Champions League matches, some afternoon naps and sessions of the card game Wolf, where players assume secret roles similar to the television hit ‘Traitors’.
    Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Snoozes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoozes. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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