catnapped

verb

past tense of catnap
1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep the children are catnapping, so please be quiet

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2
as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly catnapped for 10 minutes and then went back to work

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  1. slept
  2. napped
  3. rested
Verb
  • She was allegedly kept in the basement, where Harmel also slept.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Henry Kyeyune, from Uganda, also slept on the street for months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of napped
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  • Tonight, the Knicks are on the second night of a back-to-back after hosting Milwaukee on Tuesday, while the Cavaliers come in rested.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • One of those losses came against a Charlotte Hornets team that had lost seven in a row and rested three of their starters.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of rested
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“Catnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnapped. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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