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Stages of sleep Sleep is classified into periods of rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM).
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
The stimulation can include rapid eye movements, during which a person tracks the movements of a finger, ball, or some sort of stimulus with their eyes, tapping, or auditory cues.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 June 2025
Most of our dreams, especially vivid ones, happen during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 3 June 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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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
The stimulation can include rapid eye movements, during which a person tracks the movements of a finger, ball, or some sort of stimulus with their eyes, tapping, or auditory cues.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 June 2025
Most of our dreams, especially vivid ones, happen during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 3 June 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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This notion supports the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, which proposes that dream content often reflects aspects of a person’s waking life.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Just the name inspires dreams of a plush mattress that will cocoon your body into a state of restful slumber and easy dreaming.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Rapid eye movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid%20eye%20movement. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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