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Recent Examples of yawner
Will Alabama turn the SEC race into a yawner?
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
Heading into the final, the Wolverines threatened to make a yawner out of what would prove to be their first title since 1989.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Psychologists have claimed that contagious yawning is linked to empathy in humans—those who yawn back are thought to be empathizing with the initial yawner’s feelings of boredom, fatigue or stress.
—Erica Tennenhouse, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
Heading into the final, the Wolverines threatened to make a yawner out of what would prove to be their first title since 1989.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Psychologists have claimed that contagious yawning is linked to empathy in humans—those who yawn back are thought to be empathizing with the initial yawner’s feelings of boredom, fatigue or stress.
—Erica Tennenhouse, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawner
Noun
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If your surroundings have become a bore, switch them up as Venus and Uranus harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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These photos, too, bore traces of Surrealism, as evidenced by his portrait series of Magritte, whose iconicity reflects that of the artist himself.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Louis stole the show again at the coronation of his grandfather, King Charles III, in May 2023, letting out a long yawn amid the two-hour service.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Yawner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawner. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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