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plural of catnap
as in naps
a short sleep a catnap left me refreshed enough to face the rest of the day

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catnaps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of catnap
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as in sleeps
to be in a state of sleep the children are catnapping, so please be quiet

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Recent Examples of catnaps
Noun
Nothing brings people together like debating whether Puzzle's platform calling for more catnaps is fiscally responsible. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Early metabolic changes or another health issue could make people more likely to take longer naps before MASLD is diagnosed, Gu agrees.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 June 2026
  • Its Body Battery monitor tracks naps, sleep, and stress to identify peak performance windows.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Conclusion Somewhere tonight, a car on a random street here in the UK is silently feeding power back into the grid while its owner sleeps!
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Pick your poison, babe, for a Swift-centric escape in the city that never sleeps.
    Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

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“Catnaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catnaps. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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