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Recent Examples of catnap
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
This is perfect for taking catnaps, reading a book, or spending time with a loved one.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
More damningly, unofficially led the league last season in catnaps while his man roasted him on a backdoor cut.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
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
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
This is perfect for taking catnaps, reading a book, or spending time with a loved one.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
More damningly, unofficially led the league last season in catnaps while his man roasted him on a backdoor cut.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
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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The resort offers programs for kids, tweens, and teens, including a new morning program for three- to five-year-olds (leaving time for naps in the afternoon).—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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One was a kid taking a nap on some chairs at a party.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even plastic bags get woven into sleeping mats for residents who may be sleeping outside or don’t have a bed.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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After five days in frigid federal holding cells — where the family says the children slept under foil blankets on thin mats — they were transferred to Dilley, expecting to wait there for a couple weeks at most.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Catnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnap. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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