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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Social Security benefits — paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired — are typically scheduled to go out on Wednesdays.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of retired

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The four-bladed head had severed big arteries and was bedded against the hip bone.

— Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 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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Global crude prices settled as high as $114 a barrel in May, as strikes in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off supplies from the Gulf.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
But everybody settled in, with time to do so thanks to the league’s return to an untimed format.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of settled

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This study included 95 people who typically slept seven or eight hours each night.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Meanwhile, thousands of people slept on benches, fire escapes, and parks across the city, especially in Potomac Park, just south of the National Mall.

— Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

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