in repose
idiom
formal + literary
: at rest : sleeping
His face in repose is serious and thoughtful.
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The Pope of Greenwich Village, days before his Wrestler accolades poured in, was at home, seemingly at peace and chill: the comeback kid in repose.
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Pope Francis has been in repose at St. Peter’s Basilica since the day of his death.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Carter has been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Georgia since Saturday, and his remains are scheduled to leave for Washington, D.C., before lying in state at the United States Capitol rotunda on Tuesday.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Carter will lie in repose through Tuesday morning.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Pope Francis has been in repose at St. Peter’s Basilica since the day of his death.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Carter has been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Georgia since Saturday, and his remains are scheduled to leave for Washington, D.C., before lying in state at the United States Capitol rotunda on Tuesday.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Carter will lie in repose through Tuesday morning.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“In repose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20repose. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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