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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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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
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
Her body’s stress response system has been running so long and hard that sleep itself has become less effective.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Nobody slept, one participant recalled.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Make sure at least one of your movement days is a lower lift and prioritize getting enough quality sleep to help your muscles recover.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
Her body’s stress response system has been running so long and hard that sleep itself has become less effective.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Improvements in body composition, strength, endurance, sleep quality and energy levels are all signs that your body is moving in the right direction.
—Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Nobody slept, one participant recalled.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep
Noun
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The rooms The rooms at Hotel June Malibu are minimal but effortlessly cool, each centered around a king-sized bed (with a Casper mattress) that’s bliss after a day of sun and surf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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The facility would have 50-70 beds and provide treatment for people who are committed to a state institution or ordered to receive treatment for substance use disorder.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Themes of self-sacrifice dance around the script, but for a film that deals with such dark ideas as isolation and death in space, the film undermines its own pathos at every opportunity.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death, but withheld his identity.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Any balls that fall to the bottom suffer a miserable, dense-center fate, and that simply will not abide on Passover.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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For example, when the count is 2-1 and the batter doesn’t swing at a borderline pitch, his fate will be dramatically shifted by the ensuing call.—
Juliette Arcodia,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Treatment refusal rests on the inherent right of self-determination and does not depend on how the Constitution is interpreted.—
Robert S. Olick,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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In some sea caves, harbor seals rest in the quiet shade.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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She was arraigned on charges of operating an unlicensed dog-breeding facility and wire fraud.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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They are found throughout Connecticut forests and are one of the first species to breed in large numbers just in time for spring.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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The 7-foot forward emerged from a season-long slumber at the most opportune time, finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks in a season-high 28 minutes off the bench after losing his starting spot to freshman Tae Simmons (eight points, eight rebounds).—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ever since that fateful 1950s day in New Jersey when Steve Spielberg's father roused him from slumber to take a late-night rural drive out to watch a spectacular shooting star show, the legendary filmmaker has been fascinated with outer space and the mysteries of the cosmos.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Officers met with medics at the scene who declared an adult female dead.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But fear of the difficult dead neither originated in nor has been confined to the nineteenth-century European re-imaginings of Vlad the Impaler.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s administration has said the economic pressure Cuba is under will bring about the communist government’s demise.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even after someone's demise, debt collectors can try to collect a payment from a decedent’s estate or, in some cases, from someone who received money from the estate.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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