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Recent Examples of siesta
Instead, utilize the time by texting, doing your nails, combing your hair, or best of all, taking a midday siesta.
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Locals joke about their reputation for taking a siesta under cork trees, but the slower rhythm is precisely the appeal.
—Deanna Romano, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
The scratching posts are lined with sistal ropes for scratching and sharpening claws while the rest areas are soft and warm, perfect for an afternoon siesta.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Mini siestas: Simple and self-led When formality of Yoga Nidra or NSDR is not practical for you, a mini siesta — five to 10 minutes of unscripted quiet with eyes closed — still helps.
—Allison Palmer
august 19, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Locals joke about their reputation for taking a siesta under cork trees, but the slower rhythm is precisely the appeal.
—Deanna Romano, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
The scratching posts are lined with sistal ropes for scratching and sharpening claws while the rest areas are soft and warm, perfect for an afternoon siesta.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Mini siestas: Simple and self-led When formality of Yoga Nidra or NSDR is not practical for you, a mini siesta — five to 10 minutes of unscripted quiet with eyes closed — still helps.
—Allison Palmer
august 19, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siesta
nap
Noun
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The safety case is primary; the sleep-quality benefit for nap time is secondary, but both matter.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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This was, it should be stressed, all a part of the grand strategy at Liverpool where the cult of the manager either died or has taken a nap since the departure of Klopp, whose force was so great that he was left with little structure to support him.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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“Siesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siesta. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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