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Recent Examples of rapid eye movement
This happens because sleep, especially rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, plays a central role in emotional regulation.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
While both species experience slow-wave and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, dogs spend only around 10 percent of their rest in REM, compared to humans’ 25 percent.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
Deep sleep and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) are especially crucial for memory, emotional regulation, and recovery.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The lightest of the four phases of sleep, known as N1 (for non-rapid eye movement stage one), can also yield profound cognitive benefits.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
While both species experience slow-wave and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, dogs spend only around 10 percent of their rest in REM, compared to humans’ 25 percent.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
Deep sleep and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) are especially crucial for memory, emotional regulation, and recovery.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The lightest of the four phases of sleep, known as N1 (for non-rapid eye movement stage one), can also yield profound cognitive benefits.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid eye movement
dreaming
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The ensuing six songs stretch from five to nearly 11 minutes, and Roberts speaks only in terms of unforgettable fires, hurricanes and tidal waves, sleeping in the gutter and dreaming of the stars; the album ends with a closing-credits piano ballad expressing a unified WU LYF theory of everything.—
Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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Made for unwinding, dreaming and everything in between, this 100% organic cotton sleepwear is crafted from naturally soft, breathable fabric that keeps you comfortable all night long.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Rapid eye movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid%20eye%20movement. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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