as in wakeful
not sleeping or able to sleep
lay sleepless with worry
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Recent Examples of sleepless
There have been plenty of sleepless nights for Betts so far this season.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 May 2026
This debt burden leads to higher stress and sleepless nights, and directly undermines the focus and efficiency of Americans in their prime working years.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Here are my leftover thoughts on what should be a difficult slate as Patriots fans prepare for sleepless nights, an early morning and international travel, but zero holiday action.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Fatigue, severe pain, heavy and irregular flow, sleepless nights on the bathroom floor.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 May 2026
This debt burden leads to higher stress and sleepless nights, and directly undermines the focus and efficiency of Americans in their prime working years.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Here are my leftover thoughts on what should be a difficult slate as Patriots fans prepare for sleepless nights, an early morning and international travel, but zero holiday action.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Fatigue, severe pain, heavy and irregular flow, sleepless nights on the bathroom floor.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleepless
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Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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After Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, had gone to bed, Kellen and Levine were still awake, Kellen said.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The right one should be able to identify what is actually keeping you awake.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
4 June 2026
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“Sleepless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepless. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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