dosses (down)

present tense third-person singular of doss (down), chiefly British

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Verb
  • But none of those operations could match the location and the great fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds that the Point Loma called home.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This dual function allows the insect to execute dramatic maneuvers — up to 96-degree turns in 50 milliseconds — while propelling itself at speeds of 120 body lengths per second, a performance comparable to the acrobatic saccades of fruit flies in air.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Bitcoin has been trading sideways in recent weeks as other cryptocurrency ecosystems such as Ethereum and Solana take their turns in the spotlight.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, a new study by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland has found that the mental health benefits of retirement aren’t guaranteed to everyone who retires.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Knott’s typically adds two new mazes and retires two old mazes every year.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.
    The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Usually, a person's immune system gets active when there's a threat in the body, but then settles once that threat is gone.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The next motion settles an ongoing lawsuit between the firefighters’ union and the city.
    Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Dosses (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dosses%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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