as in rests
to sleep lightly or briefly
picnickers drowsing in the shade of an oak tree
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Noun
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Early metabolic changes or another health issue could make people more likely to take longer naps before MASLD is diagnosed, Gu agrees.
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Its Body Battery monitor tracks naps, sleep, and stress to identify peak performance windows.
Verb
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The authority of a judicial opinion rests not merely on its logic but on the accountability of the judge who signs it.
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Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
Verb
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On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.
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Rather, the protagonist dozes right through it.
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“Drowses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowses. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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