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as in to relax
to sleep lightly or briefly
decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them
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Recent Examples of nap
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The student center features comfortable leather furniture – easier to clean up spills – arranged in groupings so students could chat with each other, perhaps study together, perhaps even just take a nap.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The eye mask helps block out any extra light in my room when napping during the day.
—Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Hang a hammock between trees or sturdy posts for the perfect nap spot.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The student center features comfortable leather furniture – easier to clean up spills – arranged in groupings so students could chat with each other, perhaps study together, perhaps even just take a nap.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
As the story goes, Helou and neighbor Ryan Burke — a tech veteran and fellow dad — dreamed up the concept during playdates, sketching the framework while their kids napped.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The eye mask helps block out any extra light in my room when napping during the day.
—Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nap
Verb
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Lying Down After Eating Can Trigger Heartburn Eating a meal, then lying down to relax or doze off, may seem harmless, but doing so can contribute to reflux or heartburn symptoms.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026
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One option your provider may discuss is GEMTESA (vibegron), a prescription treatment that works by relaxing the bladder muscle.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Andrillon warned against trying to harness the sleeping mind in the service of the waking world.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The sleeping platform includes a cutout that lifts up and secures across the trailer on two support strips on the walls.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The sublime—a concept introduced by the first-century philosopher Longinus and later refined by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant—rests on an encounter with something too immense or too powerful for the human mind to comprehend fully.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The hotel staff moved us to their own dormitory higher up on the land to rest.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Verb
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But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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And amazingly, photographs of them have been slumbering in archives or circulating unidentified for almost a century.—
Glenn Kurtz,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The same goes for snoozing your alarm.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
8 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that’s why all Dodgers’ batters seem to be hitting is the snooze button — snoozing and, on Wednesday, losing 4-1 to the Cleveland Guardians.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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A little walk to Ayu Bakehouse, especially in the early morning while most of the neighborhood is still dozing, is a great start to the day.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Nap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nap. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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