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Recent Examples of sleeper
But Tampa Bay is a serious sleeper in the NFC.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
That brief description is not really doing the show justice, but strong critical praise, and word-of-mouth, has seen Alice in Borderland become a sleeper hit for Netflix.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
Stomach sleepers may find a clasp at the back more comfortable.
—Nicole Kinning, Wired News, 30 Aug. 2025
The bed's length remains the same as the pop-up variant, but 79 inches (200 cm) should be more than enough for most sleepers – that's 4 in (10 cm) longer than a full-size bed at home and just an inch short of a queen.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
That brief description is not really doing the show justice, but strong critical praise, and word-of-mouth, has seen Alice in Borderland become a sleeper hit for Netflix.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
Stomach sleepers may find a clasp at the back more comfortable.
—Nicole Kinning, Wired News, 30 Aug. 2025
The bed's length remains the same as the pop-up variant, but 79 inches (200 cm) should be more than enough for most sleepers – that's 4 in (10 cm) longer than a full-size bed at home and just an inch short of a queen.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Sleeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleeper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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