as in quiet
free from disturbing noise or uproar
I hope you had a relaxing and restful weekend
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Recent Examples of restful
Sleep: Research suggests that magnesium is essential for promoting restful sleep.
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
Aim for at least 7 hours of restful sleep each night.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2025
Here are some experts’ strategies to make long flights more restful.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
This perfect gift blocks out light, minimizes friction on the delicate eye area, and encourages a blissfully restful night’s sleep.
—Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
Aim for at least 7 hours of restful sleep each night.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2025
Here are some experts’ strategies to make long flights more restful.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
This perfect gift blocks out light, minimizes friction on the delicate eye area, and encourages a blissfully restful night’s sleep.
—Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restful
Adjective
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So rather than maintain the quiet, peaceful sleep environment any young child needs, her daughter found her serenity disrupted by the sound of her mom crashing to the floor having tried to sit on a chair that simply wasn't there.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Holmdel building was the next step, a gleaming, impeccable prism meant to contain thousands of scientists in splendid quiet isolation.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Vatican said the pope had a peaceful night and left his bed to sit in an armchair on Wednesday.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Vatican said the pope had a peaceful night and was up, sitting in his armchair on Wednesday receiving therapy.—
Trisha Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The show’s tropical backdrop, with its contrasts of serene beauty and underlying tensions, directly informed the use of saturated colors, exotic patterns, and organic textures.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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It’s tucked away in the hills—far above the neon signs of Sunset Boulevard and the ritzy shops of Rodeo Drive—and the outdoor entrance takes you by a serene lake where swans swim by.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What started off as a tranquil moment of solitude turned into a disaster, as the Labrador showed no understanding of personal space.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Then, there’s the town of Maratea, which is set on a tranquil Tyrrhenian coastline and offers historic accommodations by way of Hotel Santavenere (Sophia Loren and Anita Ekberg both stayed here).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the show’s first two seasons, Laura’s murder broke open a placid American town—much as a severed ear, in Lynch’s 1986 film, Blue Velvet, famously undermined middle America’s saintly image of itself.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Kremlin’s task for 2025, then, is to maintain a placid population.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Restful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restful. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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