as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
a toddler looking so innocent and peaceful in slumber
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Recent Examples of slumber
Sonal Dutt, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
When the wind chill dips below freezing, wearing your warmest pajamas can make settling into a deep slumber a lot easier.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Trees and vegetation are always slumbering, helpless at the woodman’s axe or the casual munching of a ruminant.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Meditative sound healing and cacao ceremonies in the evenings send guests off to their rooms for a night of sweet slumber .
—Sonal Dutt, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
When the wind chill dips below freezing, wearing your warmest pajamas can make settling into a deep slumber a lot easier.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
The sugar beast inside me, slumbering peacefully since the previous day’s cinnamon kill, sprang awake.
—Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Trees and vegetation are always slumbering, helpless at the woodman’s axe or the casual munching of a ruminant.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumber
Noun
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Instead of expecting an immediate sleep response, consider melatonin part of a broader strategy to regulate or reset your natural sleep-wake cycle.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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These were bad messages to receive in the middle of brushing my teeth, and sleep did not come easy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Turn off your electronic devices and nap in a quiet place.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In one set of images, workers nap while still wearing their uniforms, while another shows the workers, still in their uniforms, in dancerly poses out on the streets.—
Silvia Benedetti,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The model could be seen posing in a black bodysuit and snapped a picture of herself in the mirror, featuring her dog, who rested on a blanket.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Titian’s Adam leans backward on his right arm; his left hand, which rests limply on Eve’s upper breast, appears hardly capable of stopping her.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Central Florida grapples with a shortage of homeless shelter beds, a new state law bans sleeping or camping on public property.—
Christie Zizo,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Charlie would love to sleep in bed at night and spend his days outside or on leisurely walks.—
Trish Stinger and,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumber. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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