1
as in sleeping
being in a state of suspended consciousness
was sound asleep when the earthquake struck
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2
as in numb
lacking in sensation or feeling
after sitting cross-legged all afternoon, I arose only to discover that my right foot was asleep
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as in fallen
no longer living
let us pray for those who are now asleep
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Recent Examples of asleep
But the girl’s mother, who was asleep, didn’t get the message until later that afternoon.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 3 May 2025
Scooter Gennett was asleep Saturday night when a buddy called.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Whether Chloe is asleep, in the bath, or being nursed—Milkshake will undoubtedly be nearby.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Instead, MacFarlane was saying Aaron Friar had been in the living room asleep on the couch and that MacFarlane had crept in armed with a baseball bat.
—Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 3 May 2025
Scooter Gennett was asleep Saturday night when a buddy called.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Whether Chloe is asleep, in the bath, or being nursed—Milkshake will undoubtedly be nearby.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Instead, MacFarlane was saying Aaron Friar had been in the living room asleep on the couch and that MacFarlane had crept in armed with a baseball bat.
—Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asleep
Adjective
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Pay no heed to the aches in your body, the growing fear that your numb fingers and toes may never be able to feel sensations again: look up and thank the man with your gaze.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
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An example is lidocaine, used to numb pain during medical procedures.—
Rebecca Robbins,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Telogen Stage The telogen stage of the hair cycle is a resting phase, during which the hair doesn't grow, and the follicle is dormant.1 About 10% to 15% of the hairs on your body are in this resting phase at any one time, which typically lasts for a few months.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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O'Keefe was discovered dead outside the following morning.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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Three of the party members — ages 36, 47 and 63 — were pronounced dead at the site, authorities said.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Take a cutting a few inches long with several leaves to include a node (that brown bumpy thing which is a dormant growing point where the stem meets the leaf).—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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Shingles develops in people who have previously had chicken pox, a virus that remains dormant in the body after acute infections clear up and can be reactivated later in life.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 May 2025
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Attendees wore clothes honoring deceased children like Pamela Butler, Angel Hooper, and LeGend Taliferro, paying tribute and wiping tears away during the ceremony.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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In a Facebook update posted on May 13, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office identified the three deceased victims as Vishnu Irigireddy, 48, of Renton; Tim Nguyen, 63, of Renton; and Oleksander Martynenko, 36, of Bellevue.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Elissa was scheduled for more imaging tests in late August to see whether the tumors responded to the new therapy.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But beggars can’t be choosers, so Vargas-Keller will be something to watch in round two of the City Series in late July at Sox Park.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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“Asleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asleep. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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