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yawning

[yaw-ning] / ˈyɔ nɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
gaping
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Much of “Choo Choo Revue,” like the yawning, serenading moon, is rooted in the music of the past.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

And while the money did close some of the early, yawning deficit Cornyn was facing against Paxton in preliminary polling, it hardly has put his opponents away.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

He also faces the challenge of closing a yawning budget deficit for the coming fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Germany's chancellor has touched down in China as German businesses sound the alarm about a yawning trade imbalance.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

There were Sam Houston and Lamar; there was Travis with Jesse James in his arms; there was yawning Sul Ross.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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