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(Entry 1 of 2)
- neither of them has been getting much sleep since the baby was born
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- a grieving widower longing to join his beloved wife in her eternal sleep
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- regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of sleep (Entry 2 of 2)
- the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip
- found the night watchman sleeping at his post
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“Sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep. Accessed 19 May. 2022.
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