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The feast of Bahamian goodies like conch fritters, rice and peas, macaroni pie, fish, and chicken was enough to ensure a good night’s sleep in my plush bed.
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Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
Felines sleep in many different positions, and each one can say a lot about the way the cat is feeling, Vicki Jo Harrison, president of The International Cat Association, previously told Newsweek.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In fact, public officials, emboldened by the 2024 Supreme Court decision which enabled governments to arrest people for sleeping in public, are increasingly using force to move people out of sight.
—Jeremy Barber, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Your family might include teenagers who enjoy sleeping in while the adults catch up on the news over eggs and toast.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
Felines sleep in many different positions, and each one can say a lot about the way the cat is feeling, Vicki Jo Harrison, president of The International Cat Association, previously told Newsweek.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In fact, public officials, emboldened by the 2024 Supreme Court decision which enabled governments to arrest people for sleeping in public, are increasingly using force to move people out of sight.
—Jeremy Barber, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Your family might include teenagers who enjoy sleeping in while the adults catch up on the news over eggs and toast.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
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Trees can be dropped off throughout the month of January as part of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Habitat for the Holiday's program.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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The figurine was dropped off anonymously at a Fort Collins fire station four days later on Dec. 19.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Biden, meanwhile, is coming off a trip to Angola that was notable for his gift of $1 billion in tax dollars and his nodding off during a roundtable discussion.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Season 3 penultimate and finale episodes ‘Getting There’ and ‘Jews on a Plane’ aired on Comedy Central in 2016, the first half featuring the duo in a rush to get to the airport after oversleeping, forgetting a passport and getting stuck in the subway.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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During the last annular solar eclipse in October, Jonah Branch accidentally overslept and missed the 'ring of fire' celestial event.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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