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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
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The pair got comfortable quickly and soon started walking alongside each other and shared a nap in a bed.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
And for those times when parents want to nap or get a body wrap, there’s a full-time day care service.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Victoria Banks woke up from a nap one afternoon in October 2022 to the sound of cicadas buzzing in her head.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The pair got comfortable quickly and soon started walking alongside each other and shared a nap in a bed.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
The pants and shorts on sale during Alo’s sale are not only comfy enough to nap in but polished enough to wear straight off the plane.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
And for those times when parents want to nap or get a body wrap, there’s a full-time day care service.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nap
Verb
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That could change quickly once people start seeing others relaxing in the back seat, watching Netflix, while they’re stuck behind the wheel.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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In the video advertisement, Fox is seen relaxing in a bubble bath, her hair styled in a blond bouffant evocative of 1960s glamour.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Another picture showed the couple's son gazing down at his sleeping baby sister, and the next snap showed Louie looking away and making a funny face.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The quiet child keeps mostly to himself, eating lunch in the locker room and occasionally sleeping there too.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Tottenham will likely rest most of their strongest XI, with Villa viewing this as another critical moment in narrowing the gap.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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But Lee says the burden shouldn’t rest entirely on employees.—
Alice Park,
Time,
16 May 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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Until the balance tips in favor of gibberellin, the seed will continue to snooze.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Another bear, meanwhile, can be seen snoozing beneath the swing set.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And while some seeds can long outlive people in this dozing state, many grow old and expire, even under ideal storage conditions.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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And Greenlaw, dozing happily, was wearing a Denver Broncos jersey.—
Luca Evans,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Nap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nap. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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