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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Saluti has devised a unique trio of designs for The Vault, each drawing inspiration from nature to create abstract, hypnotic forms that blur the boundaries of her creative disciplines.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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His hypnotic dance with a marching band in the finale cemented Milchick as both comic relief and a sinister presence — a balance that earned Tillman his first Emmy nomination and win.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Somniferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somniferous. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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