overslept

past tense of oversleep

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dreamed
Verb
  • The president’s brother, nearly eight years his senior, didn’t want to go into the family real estate business, but dreamed of flying for Trans World Airlines.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • For, at the very least, the conveyor belt of elite NHL talent that grew up here and dreamed about being part of the Vancouver team that might finally deliver the Stanley Cup to the city with the public park similarly named for the 16th Earl of Derby.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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“Overslept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overslept. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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