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
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Obviously, the market response was a yawn, though the release highlighted the unquestionable success of the auto and home appliance trade-in consumer subsidy programs, which is why it will be expanded by scale and scope in 2025.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The cat then followed Lang to her car and hopped into the passenger seat, before yawning in a relaxed way.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The announcement of an accompanying short-film tie-in for an album tends to generate a yawn outside communities whose goal is boosting everything a favorite artist releases.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Obviously, the market response was a yawn, though the release highlighted the unquestionable success of the auto and home appliance trade-in consumer subsidy programs, which is why it will be expanded by scale and scope in 2025.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Some behaviors, like yawning and scratching, are socially contagious.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The cat then followed Lang to her car and hopped into the passenger seat, before yawning in a relaxed way.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawn
Noun
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Turning one of the studio’s all-time classics into a complete bore is remarkable.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The set includes one gun each in 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge, and .410 bore.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This can lead to better airflow, less snoring, and less dry mouth.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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Without his BiPAP, Vernor struggled to sleep (and breathe), snoring loudly throughout the night.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Flat burrs for drip and pour-over: Wilfa Uniform for $349: This Wilfa has long been on our list as a great flat-burr grinder for pour-overs and drip.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Mornings are best spent sipping to-go drip coffee on the deck at sunrise or watching the mist roll off the water.—
Jenn Rice,
AFAR Media,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Odell orders Griff to prepare him a still-purple unicorn steak (the rarest of delicacies, in every sense), while ex-addict Shepard simply can’t resist snorting the powder obtained from grinding the coveted horn.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Third, something large was growling and snorting at me inside the lodge.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Another level hems the player in with blocks of self-questioning text while the sound of someone gasping for air drones on in the background.—
Christopher Byrd,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Each inmate put to death using nitrogen in Alabama has appeared to shake and gasp to varying degrees during their executions, according to media witnesses, including a reporter form The Associated Press.—
arkansasonline.com,
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19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fey and Forte play a couple who have to sniff out which of their other married pals are on the brink of divorce across four vacations.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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At two months old, he's splayed across her body, fast asleep, while other lambs walk over to sniff the lamb and human, as though wondering what's going on.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 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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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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At a tenant rally Sunday, Saffo wheezed and coughed but was determined to speak.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Yawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawn. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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