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rested

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verb

past tense of rest

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Recent Examples of rested
Adjective
Montreal had all the juice in Game 1, while Carolina looked too rested and rusty. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Cognitive function is impaired when the body isn’t well rested. Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 26 May 2026
Verb
After all, someone like Gronkowski, an animal on and off the field, needs to be well rested and recovered to keep at it all these years. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 Accounts were presumed to belong to people, participation was presumed to be human participation, and trust, however imperfect, still rested on the idea that a real person sat somewhere behind the screen. Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rested
Adjective
  • Overcoming multiple hardships and handicaps at a young age, Carson by self-discipline and unwearied labors became a master neurosurgeon, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a model father.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Its humor, fun, stories, and unwearied explanations count for plenty.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
Verb
  • The flexible pull-on waistband stays relaxed from your morning commute to dinner plans.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Restrictions on cleats were relaxed, so players could put social justice messages on them.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Eliadis was his company's only salesperson until February; He's been to customers' weddings and slept on their couches.
    Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Sinclaire’s two boys had to move into her bedroom, while Gonzalez and her daughter slept on the bunk bed in what had been the boys’ room.
    Kayla Levy, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • District officials said staffing and budget decisions are made at the school and department level by building and department leaders based on the needs of individual schools and departments.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Giles is struggling with the fact that the resurrected Buffy is leaning too much on him instead of finding her new path.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
  • Jessie Buckley is the resurrected Bride, who demands to be heard alongside her patchwork partner Frank (Christian Bale) and starts a revolution.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Fans also basked in the outcome, with objectively much more difficult scenarios — on paper, anyway — avoided.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • And after pitching the game of his life to take the Mustangs back to state for the first time since 2019, the senior right-hander basked in a whirlwind of emotions.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Spokespeople say the deal is predicated on their agreement being codified into a bill within the next week.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • As with Jenkins above, Barlow’s deal in Philly seemed predicated on declining his option and then re-inking him as a non-Bird free agent this summer.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The irony was painful in that, seemingly overnight, the very things that most enlivened and sustained me—reading, watching movies, seeing friends, making love, sitting quietly by myself—were crowded out by a child whose needs absorbed nearly all of my energy and time.
    Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Rested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rested. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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