as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
I can usually get some extra shut-eye on the weekends
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Recent Examples of shut-eye
The Series 11 accurately measures the duration of your shut-eye, time spent in each sleep stage, other health metrics such as respiration rate and resting heart rate, and even monitors for sleep apnea.
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PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Researchers have uncovered the neural circuitry that explains why growth hormone surges during shut-eye, and why cutting corners on sleep undermines our physical health.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
For Butler, catching some shut-eye in his workplace was an essential part of his process.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Teenagers do best with eight to 10 hours of shut-eye.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Researchers have uncovered the neural circuitry that explains why growth hormone surges during shut-eye, and why cutting corners on sleep undermines our physical health.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
For Butler, catching some shut-eye in his workplace was an essential part of his process.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Teenagers do best with eight to 10 hours of shut-eye.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut-eye
Noun
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But Hollub, for one, was not losing any sleep over it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Healthy sleep hygiene involves limiting light exposure, screen time and consumption of food and alcohol in the few hours before bed.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While the region’s homeless population faces many bottlenecks, the lack of detox beds is especially acute.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite vacationing on a luxury yacht, Bronwyn spent the night sleeping on a pool chair on the deck rather than spending the night having to share a bed with Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From a dog's busy napping schedule while the owner is at work to a cat and canine's vastly different reactions to meeting and all the best canine costumes at the Halloween parade, it's been a spirited week in the pet world.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The outpouring was probably what helped reverse the dino-napping.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Clocks fell back an hour on Sunday morning and many people may have enjoyed an extra hour of slumber.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Avalanche power play woke up from its slumber Tuesday night.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Friday night’s 2-1 loss against Leeds was the day the first shovels went into the ground as West Ham’s relegation resting place is constructed.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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While there aren’t any specific ghost tales associated with this cemetery, the grounds serve as the final resting place of several early park guests, staff, and Southern Sierra Miwok Nation community members.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The principle of relativity would later show up in Newton’s work as his first law of motion, where an object at rest would remain at rest and an object in motion would remain in constant motion, and would do so forever, unless and until either of them was acted upon by an outside (net) force.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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That is empowering — better rest is in your control.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Shut-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut-eye. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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