napped

past tense of nap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of napped Before long, Lazlo napped on the owner's lap and then raced back to bed when nighttime rolled around. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napped
Verb
  • Diego Rincon, creative director at Lifted, says the team spotted an opportunity to work up a big new hit of this ilk after ITV’s stalwart Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway was rested.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The hat hook in his locker rested empty.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There were also reports that the two slept on separate beds at Windsor Castle.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Loli already inside the apartment, watching from the window as her mother slept.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Compared to London Fashion Week, where washes were bold and individuality was on display, jean choices in Italy were relaxed and laidback.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There's something so alluring, yet relaxed, about the sexiness of a one-piece with strategic peekaboos paired with loose suit trousers.
    Clare Holden, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When an alarm goes off, is snoozed, or is stopped.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Bandit snoozed through the whole encounter and never noticed the wild animal.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Napped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napped. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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