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as in nodding
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as in lurking
to remain out of sight
a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose
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as in resting
to refrain from labor or exertion
reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work
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as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone
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Adjective
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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
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Taking minoxidil orally can support the hair follicle cycle and trigger anagen (the resting phase) prematurely.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
23 Sep. 2025
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During the resting phase, hair stops growing and will shed, or fall out.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Confederate monuments were not, after all, slumberous.—
Darryl Pinckney,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Aug. 2020
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All differences of excellence, of position, of form are blurred by the slumberous acceptance.—
Elizabeth Hardwick,
Harper's magazine,
10 June 2019
Adjective
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Cliché upon cliché, The Magic of Belle Isle rests heavy on the considerable charm of its actors and the utterly somnolent predictability of the storytelling.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Reposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposing. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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