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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  • Wayfair is filled with bedding deals right now, including one floral set that checks every one of those boxes.
    Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Encourage employees to reduce waste while traveling, such as reusing towels and keeping bedding unchanged during hotel stays.
    Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor will retire at the end of his most recent term at the end of June, state officials said Tuesday.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sharpe retired in 2003 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • New England Patriots: Jared Wilson, C, Georgia A one-year starter at Georgia, Wilson quietly turned in a quality 2024 season for the SEC champion Bulldogs.
    Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • McIlroy made two birdies on the front, and Lowry made two birdies and an eagle to make the turn in 30 strokes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • For all the chaos and strife of the tariffs in the opening act of his second term, Trump’s U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal, which went into effect in 2020, and his negotiations with China during his first term indicate some ability not just to pick economic fights but to try to settle them.
    Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Thousands of European Jews, including Sheinbaum’s grandparents, settled in the capital’s historic center.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • And as the sun begins to rise, Kuber Sancho-Persad, who lives a few doors down, is napping in his taxi in the Kennedy Airport parking lot, waiting for the first passengers of the day to arrive with the early morning flights.
    Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In one set of images, workers nap while still wearing their uniforms, while another shows the workers, still in their uniforms, in dancerly poses out on the streets.
    Silvia Benedetti, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • There are just three more sleeps until Round 1 of the 90th Annual Player Selection Meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Reports from 2023 described families at the camp sleeping on cardboard and struggling with scarce food supplies.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Doss (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doss%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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