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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?
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Mar. 2024
Dąbrowski is pictured taking a catnap in a sleeping bag in some characterless photo studio.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Distraught Ministry of Health staff members worked relentlessly, took catnaps in their offices, and attended funerals.
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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.
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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?
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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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Such simplicity is exactly why the bolster is so well-suited to Goldblum’s nap room.
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Smart baby products can provide a hand, including by extending nap time with soothing noises and movement.
Verb
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The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.
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One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees.
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“Catnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnap. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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