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verb

past tense of rest

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rested
Adjective
Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and rested. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025 Jeremy Bennett's squad hung with No. 4 Ralston Valley well into the fourth quarter last Friday, and now the Mustangs get a rested Valor squad coming off a bye and playing its first home game of the season. Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cubarsi was rested, almost certainly with an eye on Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Belgian side Club Brugge. Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 America’s power has never rested solely on its armies or its markets but on an idea—the sense that this country, for all its flaws, represented something higher. Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 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
  • To her, après-ski, as a sport, is relaxed, comfortable, social, playful and glamorous.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The space is relaxed and beautiful, hung with works by local artists.
    Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The couple slept on a filthy mattress on the floor with their 4-year-old son, Stephano.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • James had known Gjoshe for close to a decade and has retained a link by allowing the young full-back to oversee sessions at the Nigel James Elite Coaching academy, based in Wimbledon, south London.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • 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, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After completing the simple three-step routine, the actress basked in the glow of her hydrated skin.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The looks basked in frisky gay revelry.
    Ludwig Hurtado, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, the crux of the alliance between Washington and Seoul is predicated on deterring Pyongyang’s aggression, Hegseth said, who earlier in the week visited the Demilitarized Zone on the border with North Korea.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But all of these tropes, from the beard to the villain, are predicated on the idea that sexuality and desire are always legible on the body.
    Kelly Foster Lundquist, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • However, things go awry when the other students discover the resurrected pet.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In 2025, the resurrected CFA already has well over 500 names.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Rested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rested. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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