as in unwearied
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as in relaxed
to refrain from labor or exertion
a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest
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as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
the patient is currently resting, but as soon as he awakes, I'll tell him you called
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as in based
to find a basis
you're resting your argument on a faulty premise
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Recent Examples of rested
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The Wild, playing a rested team on a short turnaround, played with zero defensive structure in that game.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The prosecution rested its case late last week, and the defense rested its case on Monday.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
Sending him down gave the Marlins the most rested bullpen possible for Thursday’s series finale against the Twins.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The Wild, playing a rested team on a short turnaround, played with zero defensive structure in that game.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
Verb
With closing arguments looming on Tuesday, Karmelo Anthony's defense rested without calling him to testify — a move that came as legal analysts questioned whether his self-defense claim will persuade jurors.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The prosecution rested its case late last week, and the defense rested its case on Monday.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rested
Adjective
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Overcoming multiple hardships and handicaps at a young age, Carson by self-discipline and unwearied labors became a master neurosurgeon, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a model father.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Aug. 2024
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Its humor, fun, stories, and unwearied explanations count for plenty.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2022
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The next week, the administration relaxed export controls on Nvidia's highly prized AI chips, clearing the way for the company to sell them to China.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Griffin has even relaxed the office culture a bit.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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As Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and the rest of the New York Knicks celebrated the franchise’s first title in 53 years in San Antonio, Yankees manager Aaron Boone slept soundly in the comfort of his Toronto hotel room on Saturday night.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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Anunoby, who was the hero of Game 4 with a miraculous tip-in at the basket with seconds left on the clock, hasn’t slept at all since that fateful moment in Texas.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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The Iranians were originally supposed to be based in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Giles is struggling with the fact that the resurrected Buffy is leaning too much on him instead of finding her new path.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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Jessie Buckley is the resurrected Bride, who demands to be heard alongside her patchwork partner Frank (Christian Bale) and starts a revolution.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Fans also basked in the outcome, with objectively much more difficult scenarios — on paper, anyway — avoided.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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And after pitching the game of his life to take the Mustangs back to state for the first time since 2019, the senior right-hander basked in a whirlwind of emotions.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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That deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, followed two years of painstaking negotiations that were predicated on a similar, yet more detailed framework, called the JCPOA.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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His paint pressure was more predicated upon easy reads within Gonzaga’s offense as opposed to complicated progressions.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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The irony was painful in that, seemingly overnight, the very things that most enlivened and sustained me—reading, watching movies, seeing friends, making love, sitting quietly by myself—were crowded out by a child whose needs absorbed nearly all of my energy and time.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Rested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rested. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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