doss (down)

chiefly British
as in to bed
to go to one's bed in order to sleep he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please

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Verb
  • Down is frequently used in bedding pieces, including pillows, comforters, and mattress toppers.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Furniture and bedding prices, an overarching category the Consumer Price Index tracks, rose 0.4% in June and 0.9% in July after prices had been largely deflationary for the past two and a half years.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • Harris is retiring at the end of this semester after his 26-year tenure as American Baptist College president, and the trustees are is beginning a nationwide search for his successor.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Horses are retired at various ages and times of service, with the average between six and eight years.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • The forceful personality was on full display on a July night when her team turned in its worst performance of the 2025 season.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Her most recent character shift was a babyface turn in early 2024 after she was kicked out of her own faction, Damage CTRL, a storyline that culminated in her winning the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 40.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • After that, the larvae settle into the sand and begin to clone themselves.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The actor and stunt coordinator (Deadpool 2, Bad Boys II, Training Day) was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the 2012 merger of SAG and AFTRA that was settled.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Soundproof windows and blackout curtains assure that infants and toddlers can nap without the sounds of whizzing emergency vehicles and everyone else can sleep soundly.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Begg's video, viewed more than 15.1 million times, ends with Lucky Chance settling into his new home: napping on the bed, exploring different rooms, and even getting to know Begg's dog, Link, as the owner introduces them through a glass door.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Honor your natural rhythms: Go to sleep and wake up at consistent times.
    Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • As his caddie Ted Scott put it to him, the hardest thing in golf is sleeping on a lead, and Scheffler essentially slept on the Tour Championship lead for eight months a year for three years.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Doss (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doss%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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