as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
a somniferous enumeration of details that I could have done without
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Recent Examples of somniferous
Everyone was back in the Dolby Theatre, a welcome return after last year’s somniferous experiment from Steven Soderbergh, which was held in Los Angeles’s Union Station.
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Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somniferous
hypnotic
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The gunmetal details add an edgy contrast without dimming the base's hypnotic shine.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Each piece of wood, in varying shades and shapes, was plopped down one by one to bring the piece to life, resulting in an almost hypnotic design that shows off true marquetry mastery.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Somniferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somniferous. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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