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Recent Examples of sleep in
Buddy died of cancer in his sleep in 1998 at his home in San Diego, according to reports in the Chicago Tribune and The Spokesman-Review.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Without food and sleep in Fiji’s extreme temperatures, the cognitive decline becomes a real test of grit for the players, one that viewers will immediately see on screen during the season’s early pre-merge episodes.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
In his new book, Poems & Prayers, the Interstellar actor claims that all couples should sleep in a queen-size bed.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
The actor died in his sleep in May 2022 at age 67, due to heart and respiratory issues, while filming Dangerous Waters in the Dominican Republic.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Without food and sleep in Fiji’s extreme temperatures, the cognitive decline becomes a real test of grit for the players, one that viewers will immediately see on screen during the season’s early pre-merge episodes.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
In his new book, Poems & Prayers, the Interstellar actor claims that all couples should sleep in a queen-size bed.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
The actor died in his sleep in May 2022 at age 67, due to heart and respiratory issues, while filming Dangerous Waters in the Dominican Republic.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
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The man sitting next to me was beginning to nod off, perhaps succumbing to a post-cookie sugar crash.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Watching the crowd nod off will destroy your confidence.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Finally the proper authority, who had overslept, showed up to unlock the gate.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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