in repose

idiom

formal + literary
: at rest : sleeping
His face in repose is serious and thoughtful.

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The center, where Carter lay in repose before coming to Washington, currently has 3,000 employees and contractors globally. Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025 Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States passed away on Dec. 29 and will lie in repose in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 9 so that thousands of citizens can still pay homage to this humble peanut farmer, a great humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025 Carter had been lying in repose in Atlanta, as part of six days of observances that began Saturday with a service at his boyhood home in Plains, Georgia. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025 The former president had been lying in repose at the center since Saturday, allowing the public to come pay their respects. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in repose 

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“In repose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20repose. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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