as in bore
someone or something boring
as neither candidate was willing to make an unequivocal statement about anything, the debate proved to be a complete yawn
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Recent Examples of yawn
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
The only thing keeping this tan suit from being a yawn are the wide legs and pleating.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
This is critical and helps explains the yawning security gap in messaging cross-platform and why Android users need to consider alternative options to securely message outside the Android walled garden.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The world of Antony and Cleopatra is so immense that time yawns in it . .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
The only thing keeping this tan suit from being a yawn are the wide legs and pleating.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
If investors went wild for the Coke of crypto but yawned at the Pepsi, just imagine their reaction to the Dr Pepper, RC Cola and Mr. Pibb of the crypto world.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
This is critical and helps explains the yawning security gap in messaging cross-platform and why Android users need to consider alternative options to securely message outside the Android walled garden.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawn
Noun
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Final bore Sports fans who come to March Madness looking for a Cinderella story will have to wait until next year.—
Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Important information is still missing, including bore, stroke, displacement, and peak power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Context Mendoza was the third person executed in Texas this year, and the 13th in the U.S. After the injection was administered, Mendoza was heard making two loud gasps and then began snoring, according to The Associated Press (AP).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Amy then starts snoring, falling asleep on the table.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Excess moisture drips into the V-shape and is then funneled into a container.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Because when so many Americans are tightening grocery budgets, scaling back meals, and absorbing the daily drip of scarcity, a pass that promises a burger a day doesn’t feel indulgent.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gus wandered up to my husband wagging his tail and snorting with excitement.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes people are aspiring to be more productive or to stay awake, but the drugs are also used recreationally, and can produce a high by swallowing, smoking or snorting the medication — or injecting it into the bloodstream.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The audience gasped at the first snippet, a soundless rendering of the moment when the vampire Remmick first appears.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Nope, not breathless, not gasping for air, not completely winded.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The dog should be allowed to approach the child in their own time, to sniff and explore, and parents should ensure the puppy is comfortable before allowing your child to rub them.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, the Hollywood icon — who calls Ocala, Fla., home — posted an innocent photo of his dog sniffing a Lindt rabbit wrapped in gold foil.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2010
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
Verb
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At the same time, there are other conditions that can present with allergy-like symptoms, and at high enough concentrations, even people without allergies will wheeze.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Yawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawn. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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