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Recent Examples of sleepless Leaders who normalize overwork, skipped lunches and sleepless nights unintentionally create cultures of burnout. Bydr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Jaonaay spent three to four months with producer Karn of Yented crafting the modern R&B track, which captures the sleepless nights and racing thoughts of new love. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 What happened next has caused Cadrez multiple sleepless nights. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025 His sleepless stare has amused viewers, many of whom said the dog's face perfectly captured the feeling of trying to enjoy a holiday under less-than-ideal conditions. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleepless
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Adjective
  • Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Used consistently, the CryoGlow can even boost circulation and support lymphatic drainage, leaving skin looking fresher and more awake.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Later, in the scene in which Winnifred is kept awake by a single pea, Burnett performed a prolonged pantomime of violent physical discomfort, thrashing and dangling like a fish on a line atop a towering stack of mattresses.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Sleepless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepless. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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