reposing 1 of 3

present participle of repose

reposing

2 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of repose

reposing

3 of 3

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposing
Adjective
  • James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.
    Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.
    Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
  • Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • Confederate monuments were not, after all, slumberous.
    Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020
  • All differences of excellence, of position, of form are blurred by the slumberous acceptance.
    Elizabeth Hardwick, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
Adjective
  • While there are a half-dozen or so worthy books on the list, most of them are somnolent doctoral theses that probably should not have been acquired in the first place.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
  • Alan Fox’s script is rife with clunkers (the somnolent Ilfenesh Hadera, as David’s wife Pam, explains with haunting detail which items of decor on the dining table can be moved where by the police), and the intrusive score is the equivalent of garish wall-to-wall carpeting.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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“Reposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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