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as in to relax
to sleep lightly or briefly
decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them
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Recent Examples of nap
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Cozy naps on warm blankets, long hours of bird-watching from their favorite windowsill.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Schertz now takes his vitamins (Flintstone, Mayo Clinic-approved) and a few other pills, checks his blood pressure every morning and tries to nap once a day.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Bring a blanket and pillow to snuggle up with if the weather's chilly, or kick off your shoes and take a nap in the sun on a warm afternoon.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Cozy naps on warm blankets, long hours of bird-watching from their favorite windowsill.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
If an airman has been napping, the nap is over now.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Schertz now takes his vitamins (Flintstone, Mayo Clinic-approved) and a few other pills, checks his blood pressure every morning and tries to nap once a day.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nap
Verb
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The emphasis is on unplugging from TVs and phones and relaxing and reconnecting.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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There’s also a pre-treatment scalp massage that helps guests relax for their massage, facial, or other experience.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The company has marketed that its FSD technology will allow all its vehicles to drive autonomously and create a massive robo-taxi ride hailing service that would instantly convert Tesla vehicles into money-making machines that work while their owners sleep.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Reports from 2023 described families at the camp sleeping on cardboard and struggling with scarce food supplies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No pope has been laid to rest at the site since the 17th century, when Pope Clement IX was buried there, per CBS News.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But her new Apple Watch kept sending alerts that her resting heart rate was way higher than normal, jumping from her usual 55 beats per minute up into the 90s.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the nineteenth century, British writers depicted it as a land of innocents slumbering under the yoke of incompetent Oriental despotism.—
Sebastian Strangio,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2020
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While slumbering in this washable silk number is akin to sleeping on satin sheets, this button-up top can get just as much wear out of the house.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Racking up more than 311,000 views, the footage shows Doris, the golden Labrador, snoozing while her soft toys rest on her pink fluffy bed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Made in Peru, the alpaca wool has a subtle texture that won’t overheat anyone lucky enough to snooze underneath.—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Don’t forget to say hi to Gobber in his workshop, alongside his dozing dragon, Grump.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Despite downing a large coffee early in the morning, by the afternoon, Aaron was dozing in the waiting room.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Nap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nap. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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