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Recent Examples of nod off
Biden, meanwhile, is coming off a trip to Angola that was notable for his gift of $1 billion in tax dollars and his nodding off during a roundtable discussion.
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
As the White family mourned Magnus, they were contacted by the family members of other cyclists and pedestrians killed by drivers who had been texting or nodding off at the time of the collision.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Trump has fallen asleep on the public stage before, appearing to nod off multiple times during his hush money trial earlier this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain.
—Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
As the White family mourned Magnus, they were contacted by the family members of other cyclists and pedestrians killed by drivers who had been texting or nodding off at the time of the collision.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Trump has fallen asleep on the public stage before, appearing to nod off multiple times during his hush money trial earlier this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain.
—Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nod off
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There wasn’t much drop off, which is a testament to TCU’s recruiting and roster retention under Dykes.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Peers who emerged in the same mid-2000s period have quietly dropped off the New York calendar—or out of fashion entirely.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nod%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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