1
as in sleeping
being in a state of suspended consciousness
was sound asleep when the earthquake struck
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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
In the luteal phase, rising body temperature can delay sleep onset because the body needs a core temperature drop to fall asleep effectively.
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Because of this, my friends and I often slept on top of the covers, overheating and having trouble falling asleep.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
The little boy fell asleep in his seat and didn’t get off, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
This final season opens with Deborah and Ava back in the United States after a disastrous slew of shows in Singapore, where Deborah was drinking heavily and falling asleep on stage.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Because of this, my friends and I often slept on top of the covers, overheating and having trouble falling asleep.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
The little boy fell asleep in his seat and didn’t get off, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
This final season opens with Deborah and Ava back in the United States after a disastrous slew of shows in Singapore, where Deborah was drinking heavily and falling asleep on stage.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asleep
Adjective
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An autopsy showed that the infant died from asphyxiation secondary to a co-sleeping/overlay event with an unsafe sleeping environment.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Feeling numb or unable to experience emotions.—
Julie Kaplow,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Outgunned in Monaco, over-cautious in Lyon, no holding midfielder in the final defeat to Chelsea in 2021 and a Real Madrid remontada the following year which left them numb.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Outside his job, Kilduff volunteered for the Gary Sinise Foundation, supporting veterans, first responders and the families of fallen heroes across the country.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Be sure to pick up fallen fruits, veggies, flowers, and branches, and clean up the bird seed under feeders, too.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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That’s because when the body experiences physical stress, including losing weight quickly, more hairs can shift into a resting phase and fall out a few months later — typically two to three months after the event, Rossi explains.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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This is a condition where, due to stress or hormonal changes, the body puts the hair follicles into a resting phase.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Dec. 2025
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When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ingber also notes the numbed response to these strikes from much of the American public, something that, in part, may come from the routine nature of these drone strikes as something that the nation has become desensitized to dropping bombs on enemies.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now that the King has been dead for nearly 50 years, the impersonators have become more iconic in Vegas than the actual person.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The main purpose is to eliminate dead skin cells and create a smooth surface for the tanning formula to penetrate.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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The police had let the case lie dormant.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The fungi’s natural resistance to cold kept them dormant but still alive and capable of reviving, even after thousands of years, according to research published last week in the journal Microbiome.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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For a scene in the season’s second episode, for example, Phillips looked at a cut and felt a scene with Dexter talking to his deceased father wasn’t landing.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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In last year's report, the program's trustees projected that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance fund, which pays benefits to retirees and survivors of deceased workers, would be depleted in 2033.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Asleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asleep. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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