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as in relaxation
freedom from activity or labor
the coming weekend will provide some much needed rest
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as in resting
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
after a long day, I lay down on the couch for a little rest before dinner
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as in remainder
a remaining group or portion
can you hand me the rest of those papers?
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as in to relax
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 to sleep
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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Recent Examples of rest
Greg Jewett, New York Times, 11 July 2025
By day 7, an exhausted Traynor was forced to give up the search and get some rest.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Most also have wrist or palm rests and sometimes both.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Noun
Matchup-based: Usually, two relievers split save opportunities, sometimes based on handedness, rest or recent usage patterns that keep pitchers fresh.
—Greg Jewett, New York Times, 11 July 2025
By day 7, an exhausted Traynor was forced to give up the search and get some rest.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
There was the usual chatter about 'whether to rest the starters or not', but they good guys weren't going to lay down and hand those cocky Patriots a 16-0 record.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Most also have wrist or palm rests and sometimes both.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rest
Verb
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But there was one type of holiday that our readers favored above all this year: a relaxing escape, close to a top-tier city.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Not only did Treasury yields outright decline, but other signs of fiscal excess--yield curves, swap spreads, real rates, and the 10-year term premium--also relaxed in recent weeks.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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Make as much noise as possible to try and keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from sleeping and force them elsewhere.—
Victoria Valenzuela,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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One 2024 meta-analysis, for example, found that all manner of sensory experiences—including sounds, smells, flashing lights, physical pressure, and pain—can be incorporated into dreams when people are sleeping and investigators provide the stimulus.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 July 2025
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While the state of falling in love or lust is often predicated on those feelings being reciprocated by a partner, limerence is specifically based on uncertainty about the object of your affections (a.k.a.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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Like a lot of businesses which are based around collectibles like records or books, Replay isn’t going completely out of business.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Just days prior, Austinites were basking in pool-worthy sunshine and prime tanning conditions.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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For now, Netflix is staying quiet, basking instead in what one imagines as the pink glow of Season 3’s soaring viewership stats.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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“Rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rest. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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