1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons
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2
as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly
she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep
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Recent Examples of dozed
So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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Friedman slept three hours the night before, in preparation for the unveiling of his biggest feat yet.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Feel like Bryson Tiller is being slept on and will be a factor by the end of the year.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Before long, Lazlo napped on the owner's lap and then raced back to bed when nighttime rolled around.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The argument in favor of the approval rested on a couple of points.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s appeal has always rested on his ability to blur the two, leading many commentators to use Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death to make sense of his rise.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Dozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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