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as in bed
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
neither of them has been getting much sleep since the baby was born
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2
as in death
the state of being dead
a grieving widower longing to join his beloved wife in her eternal sleep
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as in fate
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep
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as in to rest
to be in a state of sleep
the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post
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Recent Examples of sleep
Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
Chronic stress and poor sleep can reduce beneficial bacteria and heighten inflammation, while regular exercise helps restore balance.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
But consistent routines help toddlers sleep better, and, by extension, the entire family—so resolve to make bath time fun with the help of this song.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Cold weather is the perfect excuse to sleep in every weekend—and the perfect time to upgrade your sleep setup.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
Chronic stress and poor sleep can reduce beneficial bacteria and heighten inflammation, while regular exercise helps restore balance.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Sleep doctors say a little better understanding of the adolescent biology of bedtime can help your teen sleep more.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
But consistent routines help toddlers sleep better, and, by extension, the entire family—so resolve to make bath time fun with the help of this song.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep
Noun
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While the region’s homeless population faces many bottlenecks, the lack of detox beds is especially acute.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite vacationing on a luxury yacht, Bronwyn spent the night sleeping on a pool chair on the deck rather than spending the night having to share a bed with Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In short, at the heart within the kernel of concern for memory is a concern for death.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hekate is the goddess of fate and the night, who is grossly misunderstood throughout history.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Coverage decisions ultimately rest not with the White House, but with the states.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the video, the mako shark bursts from the water and lands on the bow of the boat, flopping around before coming to rest near the front of the vessel.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Schwanz pointed out how the work goes back to breeding resilience—not just breeding crops that can do more with less or maximizing yield—but true resilience for everyone.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Alpha Genesis’s red-meat pivot is emblematic of the desperate position in which the primate-breeding industry now finds itself.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Clocks fell back an hour on Sunday morning and many people may have enjoyed an extra hour of slumber.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Avalanche power play woke up from its slumber Tuesday night.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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And yet Maram wanted to be there—to stand with her family members in those first fragile moments of quiet, to celebrate our survival and mourn our dead.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Four people were arrested in Conway on Tuesday in relation to a Saturday shooting that left a 17-year-old dead, a news release from Conway police says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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As minister of economy and the public face of unpopular government policies that ended up impoverishing the population further – including a botched monetary reform in 2021 that fueled unprecedented levels of inflation – Gil’s demise was cheered by many inside Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hektoria is a relatively small glacier by Antarctic standards, and its partial demise won’t cost the planet much in terms of sea level rise, Scambos said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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