1
as in rested
to sleep lightly or briefly
decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them
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as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon
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Recent Examples of napped
A couple napped under a striped umbrella.
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Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
But a little before that, photographer Poupay Jutharat was on the ground at the Javits Center, sniffing around as the pups prepped, primped, and occasionally napped before go-time.
—Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The deep seat is just asking to be napped on.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
Afternoon tea and backgammon were a leisurely ritual for my husband, Ronen, and me while our son, Nadav, napped.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
So there's some serious temptation to fall back to old habits when they're critter-napped by a new crew called the Bad Girls and conned into stealing an experimental rocket.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
While her girls napped, Lisa read novels, worked out, and cooked lavish meals.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
People between 50 and 60 years old who got six hours of sleep nightly had a higher risk of dementia later in life, while older adults who didn't sleep well at night, but napped often, had a greater risk of dying within the next five years.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
But a little before that, photographer Poupay Jutharat was on the ground at the Javits Center, sniffing around as the pups prepped, primped, and occasionally napped before go-time.
—Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The deep seat is just asking to be napped on.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
Afternoon tea and backgammon were a leisurely ritual for my husband, Ronen, and me while our son, Nadav, napped.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
So there's some serious temptation to fall back to old habits when they're critter-napped by a new crew called the Bad Girls and conned into stealing an experimental rocket.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
While her girls napped, Lisa read novels, worked out, and cooked lavish meals.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
People between 50 and 60 years old who got six hours of sleep nightly had a higher risk of dementia later in life, while older adults who didn't sleep well at night, but napped often, had a greater risk of dying within the next five years.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napped
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The hopes of people opposed to ICE’s plans rested on the property owners of the warehouses backing away from the deals — but that has failed to happen.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Flags for Canada and third-place Finland rested below Old Glory on either side.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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KPIs, BMIs, OKRs, credit scores, savings rates, social media likes, screen time, steps walked, hours worked, hours slept, to-dos done, to-dos still to do, books read, practice hours, blood pressure readings, calories consumed, macronutrient ratios, the list just keeps going.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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More than 90 volunteers slept on cots in a gym, where, under clotheslines heavy with green Alpini fleeces, perfectly made beds with Alpini hats on the pillows awaited the volunteers’ return.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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The State Department later, relaxed its warning for certain areas.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Below the outpost on the hill, around the multiplying fires, families of cultures just as alien to the outsiders relaxed in shelters of poles and bark ripped from huge pines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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As slow growth dampened ambitions in both countries, the AU slumbered without strong leadership.—
Amaka Anku,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2025
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Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats.—
Mary Gaitskill,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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Her dog, Delta Dawn, snoozed nearby.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Napped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napped. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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