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- typically the wealthy socialite spends most of the morning in repose, is served lunch, and then embarks on an exhaustive afternoon of shopping
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- enjoyed the repose of a serene summer evening
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- calm,
- calmness,
- hush,
- peace,
- peacefulness,
- placidity,
- quiet,
- quietness,
- quietude,
- restfulness,
- sereneness,
- serenity,
- still,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
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- the doctor ordered a period of repose for the patient recovering from pneumonia
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- her repose in the face of the screaming demonstrators was impressive
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repose
verb (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of repose (Entry 2 of 3)
- a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose
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- reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work
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- bum,
- goldbrick,
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- hang around,
- idle,
- loaf,
- slack (off),
- veg out
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repose
verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of repose (Entry 3 of 3)
- the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone
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Scalia will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court before his funeral
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The first known use of repose was in the 15th century
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