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sleep

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verb

1
as in to rest
to be in a state of sleep the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post

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2
as in to breed
to engage in sexual intercourse if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?

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Recent Examples of sleep
Noun
Some studies also indicate that magnesium deficiency is linked to insomnia and restless sleep, making adequate intake especially important for those struggling with sleep issues. Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025 Your hand rested on the warm Animal between us, running in its sleep. Amy Woolard, The New York Review of Books, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
After the acquisition was complete, Musk began sleeping at the Twitter offices in San Francisco. Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025 Over the weekend, tens of thousands waited to begin the journey, sleeping on the roads overnight, as Israel blocked the main thoroughfare, accusing Hamas of violating the terms of the ceasefire. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sleep 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep
Noun
  • Framing Ja Rule as a softie and a crooner, 50 Cent had just tucked the artist’s chart-topping career into an eternal slumber in the mid-aughts Drake’s first five years as a Cash Money commodity dovetail with fallout from those sensibilities.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Just because The Neighborhood has enjoyed a six-week slumber doesn’t mean Calvin and Tina, and Dave and Gemma, are well-rested.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the inmate’s name and cause of death.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
  • An autopsy suggested that strychnine was the probable cause of death.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • After the blazes, Black laments the fate of the less mobile invertebrates.
    Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This break does come at a perfect time for the Blackhawks to have Jason Dickinson rest his ankle injury and potentially have him back after only missing a handful of actual games.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Today, Florida is sliding into secrecy at an alarming pace, and the blame rests squarely with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state agencies following his lead.
    Bobby Block, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The label became ingrained in hip-hop history with classic music and lore that breeds clickbait stories 20 years after its dissolution.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Minnesota Derby and Minnesota Oaks, both restricted to 3-year-olds bred in the state, will offer purses of $75,000 and will be contested Saturday, Aug. 10, Made in MN Night, along with the Wally’s Choice and Glitter Star, both $40,000 handicaps.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The celebration ended in a karaoke bar, followed by a cup of tea and chicken nuggets in bed for the newlyweds.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • In Conclave, Fiennes herds the cardinals toward the election of a new pope after the existing Supreme Pontiff has been discovered dead in bed.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Those dead include as many as 11 skaters, four coaches, 12 parents and two siblings, according to a person familiar with the situation.
    Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • But one vital character in the unfinished opus that is the life of Donald J. Trump will not be attending — the long-time dead Roy Marcus Cohn.
    Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Locklear also cited the demise of Kristin Davis’s Brooke Armstrong as another standout moment.
    John Russell, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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