as in napping
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
indulged in some quick catnapping between appointments with patients
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as in sleeping
to be in a state of sleep
the children are catnapping, so please be quiet
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as in resting
to sleep lightly or briefly
catnapped for 10 minutes and then went back to work
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Noun
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Science has much more to learn about the relationships between napping and health in older adulthood, when daytime napping becomes more common.—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
11 Nov. 2025 -
From a dog's busy napping schedule while the owner is at work to a cat and canine's vastly different reactions to meeting and all the best canine costumes at the Halloween parade, it's been a spirited week in the pet world.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Making sure your kids are tucked in and sleeping is one of the best feelings as a parent, even when things didn’t go right during the day.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Reducing resting heart rate and blood pressure can also help improve your athletic performance.—
Cheyenne Buckingham,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
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The pose involves lying on the floor with the legs resting vertically against a wall.—
Chloe Burcham,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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Charging documents also state his gastric fluid contained 16,000 ng/ml of quetiapine, an antipsychotic medication sometimes used as a sleep aid.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Specifically, evening people may be more at risk for cardiovascular disease due to nicotine use, poor sleep, and difficulty managing weight, blood sugar, and diet.—
Outside,
Outside,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Folding the bed rate increase into the homeless budget cost more than $100 million, according to the county homeless department.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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While fluffy comforters and supportive pillows come to mind, the first — and in our opinion, most important — place to start creating a cloud-like bed is a set of Egyptian cotton sheets.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Other artists of this era sought to intervene, guerrilla style, in the apparatuses of advertising, in order to shake consumers from their hypnotic slumber.—
Michael Cowan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Injuries schminjuries Wednesday night was absolutely brutal for injuries, as the gods awoke from their New Year’s slumber.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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On rest days, consider doing other forms of light exercise.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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If a little rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation are in order, the new Alila Mayakoba will be an excellent choice for an adult getaway.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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At 35 years old, Beau is the longest-serving groundhog in Georgia, far older than the average wild groundhog, and enjoys a life of naps, digging tunnels, and indulging in hashbrowns in his mansion, Weathering Heights.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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This menu deserves its own post-nosh nap.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Catnapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnapping. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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