hibernated

verb

past tense of hibernate
as in slept
to be in an inactive state bears hibernating in their dens

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Recent Examples of hibernated New Horizons has hibernated more than 20 times since 2007, sometimes for days or even months, according to NASA. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The five bears established dens, hibernated through the winter and emerged in the spring, the release said. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hibernated
  1. slept
  2. chilled
  3. rested
  4. lounged
  5. played
  6. dozed
  7. idled
Verb
  • Thousands of people across the island slept outdoors, fearing aftershocks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For over a year, 50 women slept on bunk beds in an area that’s now a computer/community room decorated with mid-century modern couches and chairs.
    — Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • The filling is piled into a buttery graham cracker crust and chilled until set.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The seasonal cold bibim noodles, though, were perfect and chilled, as bibim-guksu should be.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of chilled
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  • Su opened a drawer full of lenses, snapped two into a pair of industrial-looking metal frames, and rested them on Infante’s face, trying to fine-tune the level of magnification.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Every manager has his ways of keeping players rested and ready.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Emily Ratajkowski lounged on a beach in Spain with her 5-year-old son Sylvester Apollo Bear wearing a tiny animal print bikini.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of lounged
Verb
  • My model is concentrated on the last 24 rounds played, and includes driving distance, strokes gained off the tee, strokes gained around the green, strokes gained putting, and strokes gained on par 3s longer than 200 yards.
    — Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • View this post on Instagram Alyson Stoner Alyson Stoner, who also played Kairi in Kingdom Hearts, shared an emotional, heartfelt video mourning the loss of Panettiere.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of played
Verb
  • 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, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
Verb
  • The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The slowdown also idled, at least temporarily, about 1,500 workers at the Bally’s Chicago site this week.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of idled

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