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Recent Examples of rapid eye movement
Melatonin supplements can increase the time spent in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is a sleep stage associated with more vivid dreams or nightmares.
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Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
An extremely unusual sleep disorder, in which people can move during REM, or the rapid eye movement stage of sleep, is also a key early sign, according to research.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Alcohol suppresses rapid eye movement sleep, increases wakefulness in the latter half of the night, and impairs the body’s ability to enter restorative deep sleep.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Drinking alcohol before bed raises blood alcohol content, which disrupts rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, a critical phase of the sleep cycle responsible for cognitive functions such as memory, concentration and mood regulation.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
An extremely unusual sleep disorder, in which people can move during REM, or the rapid eye movement stage of sleep, is also a key early sign, according to research.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Alcohol suppresses rapid eye movement sleep, increases wakefulness in the latter half of the night, and impairs the body’s ability to enter restorative deep sleep.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Drinking alcohol before bed raises blood alcohol content, which disrupts rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, a critical phase of the sleep cycle responsible for cognitive functions such as memory, concentration and mood regulation.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapid eye movement
dreaming
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Still, Ilett’s dreaming of the day the Red Devils will turn things around.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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But since Coppola is the studio, Figgis has free reign to roam around and capture both the disorder and some of the dreaming.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Rapid eye movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid%20eye%20movement. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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