1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons
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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.
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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
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
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My wife’s tiny 200-square-foot apartment was full of cousins and a sports reporter who slept on the hallway floor.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Neither had slept, and Jarrett was wearing a brace due to persistent back pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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As the story goes, Helou and neighbor Ryan Burke — a tech veteran and fellow dad — dreamed up the concept during playdates, sketching the framework while their kids napped.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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At the time, prosecutors said the two guards shopped online, took breaks, and napped instead of checking Epstein’s cell every 30 minutes as required.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Correa rested his crutches there, decided to stand and described how his season had come to an abrupt end.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The defense rested its case on Monday.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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“Dozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozed. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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