dozed

verb

past tense of doze
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 The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed. — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026 The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning. — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozed
  1. slept
  2. napped
  3. rested
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  • The findings at Abric Romaní are different because the finds come from a place where Neanderthals lived, slept, cooked, and made tools over the course of some 20,000 years.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Most dogs slept on the bed or in the same room as their humans.
    — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • 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
  • That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of napped
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  • There is plenty of Division I college talent sprinkled all over this game and both teams should be well rested after the district’s off week last week.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the death penalty trial of 42-year-old Alberto Sierra.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rested

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“Dozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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