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as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
the children are catnapping, so please be quiet
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as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly
catnapped for 10 minutes and then went back to work
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Eliadis was his company's only salesperson until February; He's been to customers' weddings and slept on their couches.
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Sinclaire’s two boys had to move into her bedroom, while Gonzalez and her daughter slept on the bunk bed in what had been the boys’ room.
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Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
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My newfound fear of heights quickly disappeared when Tommy napped.
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Instead of bathing in a sanitizing solution when not in use, the wet wiping clothes rested on a food prep table.
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And they’ll be rested for the first time in years.
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“Catnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnapped. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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