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Recent Examples of catnap
Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 8 May 2024
And your own cat is to thank for the inspiration behind Godzilla’s catnaps in the Colosseum?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Distraught Ministry of Health staff members worked relentlessly, took catnaps in their offices, and attended funerals.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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Noun
Putt-putting at low altitudes, taking catnaps to steal sleep, nearly slamming into a mountain in Africa and almost ditching in the Pacific Ocean, the Voyager and its crew limped home on fumes from empty fuel tanks two days before Christmas.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 8 May 2024
And your own cat is to thank for the inspiration behind Godzilla’s catnaps in the Colosseum?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Distraught Ministry of Health staff members worked relentlessly, took catnaps in their offices, and attended funerals.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catnap
Noun
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Unfortunately for the Kansas City Chiefs star, the Knicks pulled ahead to ultimately win the match—and Kelce protested by taking a mini nap on his fiancée's shoulder and downing his drink in a beer chug seen all over the internet.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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According to the warrant affidavits, each incident was alleged to have occurred during nap time.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Done well, an agent that never sleeps can catch a fraudulent transfer at two in the morning, or rescue a payment about to be rejected over a missing code, the kind of save that protects ordinary customers as much as the bank.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Georgia Hawley, chief communications officer for the mission, said the mission actually has 296 beds and about 125 more people sleep in its dining room or courtyard — and the people sleeping there aren’t always the same.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Catnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnap. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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