DOSSED (DOWN) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

dossed (down)

verb

past tense of doss (down), chiefly British

as in retired

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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After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Bob Green, now retired, was the first detective assigned to Erica’s case.

— Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

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Both used the powers of their offices to block or delay a referendum campaign that turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on the map.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The pair allegedly turned in the fraudulent petitions to several petition coordinators, in order to receive payments from a petition management company.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Generally, an elk will be surrounded by brush or trees, and even if a clear shot is possible, the elk’s position while bedded often offers a very small target area.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
The plants and vines have grown, the tufu limestone has mellowed, the staff have bedded in, and the feel that this is a genuine Puglian village (even though it was built entirely from scratch) has been sealed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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Shapiro's own home was firebombed while his family slept after a Passover seder in 2025.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
But as the couple slept, a Russian strike hit a warehouse across the street from their building, sending a blast wave through the apartment and threatening to stop the wedding scheduled for Tuesday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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