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
Christopher Murray, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
In fact, channeling your rage and frustration into creative expression could be the most constructive way to repurpose those ghosts from your teenage diaries that have been woken from their slumber.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Kate Greathead, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
This is particularly true where online banking is now available on a 24-hour basis and significant transfers can be made while bank employees soundly slumber.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
These trending sleep items are designed to enhance your slumber sanctuary.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
In fact, channeling your rage and frustration into creative expression could be the most constructive way to repurpose those ghosts from your teenage diaries that have been woken from their slumber.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
My guess is this will take two to four hours that could have been less fruitfully spent slumbering.
—Kate Greathead, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
This is particularly true where online banking is now available on a 24-hour basis and significant transfers can be made while bank employees soundly slumber.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumber
Noun
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Negotiations dragged on until 3am each night and resumed in the morning after a few hours of sleep, a U.S. official said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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In a 2017 review of 34 studies published in Advances in Preventive Medicine, 29 found exercise improves both the quantity and quality of sleep.Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Seniors, on the other hands, may be content with a cozy corner to nap in.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Spotting animals came surprisingly easy, even the prize of two lions napping in the shade.Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Athletes or those in particularly good shape often have resting pulses below that 60 threshold.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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The explosion was caused by a combination of fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel in the bed of the vehicle detonated by a device controlled by the driver.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Arguments abound that teens should simply put away their smartphones and game controllers and go to bed earlier on school nights to combat early start times.Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumber. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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