1
as in bed
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
neither of them has been getting much sleep since the baby was born
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2
as in death
the state of being dead
a grieving widower longing to join his beloved wife in her eternal sleep
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as in fate
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep
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as in to rest
to be in a state of sleep
the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post
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Recent Examples of sleep
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Google's just launched the Fitbit Air, a screenless wearable that slips onto your wrist to track your fitness activities, sleep, and other health stats.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Lemon was also allowed to sleep over at the victim’s home, where the two shared a pull-out couch in the basement, according to court documents, the New York Post reported.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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Noun
His response lay in his roots, growing up learning about his mother’s family and seeing his father work daily on four hours of sleep a night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Google's just launched the Fitbit Air, a screenless wearable that slips onto your wrist to track your fitness activities, sleep, and other health stats.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Verb
Working overnight forces the body to stay alert during hours it’s programmed to sleep, and resetting that internal clock is harder than most people expect.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Lemon was also allowed to sleep over at the victim’s home, where the two shared a pull-out couch in the basement, according to court documents, the New York Post reported.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep
Noun
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Hotel Terra Jackson Hole is also dog-friendly, with the Noble Paws program offering amenities and packages for your pup, with options like a cozy dog bed, treat, toy, and food and water bowls.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Outside, the property continues down the hillside in terraces meant for gathering, play and gardening, with landscaped areas and raised planting beds below.—
David Caraccio
May 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The music publication Revolver reported in a 2023 article about Cold as Life that the hard rock band continued to perform after its frontman’s death.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Since 2018, authorities had used advanced DNA evidence to link Brashers to the strangulation death of a South Carolina woman in 1990, the 1997 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Tennessee and the shooting of a mother and daughter in Missouri in 1998.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international alarm after three passengers died in an outbreak of the rare virus for which no vaccines or specific treatments exist.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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By the 1980s, however, many of the area’s mines and factories had closed and the slow withdrawal of the industries that built the place left Wrexham facing the same post-industrial fate that had decimated blue-collar communities all over the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Flop down in your favorite blue armchair, rest a hand behind your head, and settle into a new week of Atlantic Trivia.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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After resting Monday, the Padres will visit the feisty Milwaukee Brewers for a three-game series.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Prevent mosquitos from breeding by eliminating standing water, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Porter has slammed lawmakers, including Democrats, for stock trading and funneling earmark funding to their home districts, arguing that such practices breed corruption and mistrust in Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Your unconscious worked the alarm’s chime into your slumber.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
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The women were shown snoozing while the movie did its best to not disturb their slumber—revealing an additional, crucial poignancy.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
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His remains showed clear signs of cannibalism, confirming early Inuit reports of desperate crew members resorting to eating their dead.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Once the fog of chaos lifted, the police and the protesters both gathered their dead.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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D’Amaro has weathered a few bumps in his initial weeks on the job, however, among them the Bachelor meltdown, new attacks on Jimmy Kimmel, layoffs and the demise of a deal with OpenAI that was made on Iger’s watch.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Now the airline’s demise has cleared the way for competitors to raise their prices—and has left roughly seventeen thousand people out of work.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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