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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In 2004, Brodsky became Comcast’s non-executive vice chairman and retired from the company and its board of directors in 2011.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Settle what is queued up for you, including the priority that has to be retired to make room.

— Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of retired

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The race turned in its final weeks on a Ramaswamy attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a liar about her childhood.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Even in a lopsided loss, Antetokounmpo turned in an impressive stat line of 30 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field and 10-of-15 shooting from the foul line, 12 rebounds and seven assists in 34 minutes.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 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

Definition of bedded

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Quinn Sullivan started the sequence with a cross in front of goal that Indiana Vassilev settled and pulled goalkeeper William Yarbrough out of his area to find Cavan Sullivan for a close-range finish into an empty net.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Meta, TikTok and YouTube previously settled with the plaintiffs in the same suit.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of settled

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The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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