as in wakeful
not sleeping or able to sleep
lay sleepless with worry
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Recent Examples of sleepless
With more than two decades of entrepreneurship under her belt at Late July, Dawes had pushed through economic downturns and many sleepless nights.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
As a result, sleepless nights before deadlines are possible.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
This Black Friday, Grownsy offers practical, thoughtful tools designed to make everyday parenting a little easier—from helping with sleepless nights and messy kitchens to easing concerns about your baby’s comfort.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Her troubles—sleepless nights, endless exhaustion—could simply be the result of young parenthood.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
As a result, sleepless nights before deadlines are possible.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
This Black Friday, Grownsy offers practical, thoughtful tools designed to make everyday parenting a little easier—from helping with sleepless nights and messy kitchens to easing concerns about your baby’s comfort.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Her troubles—sleepless nights, endless exhaustion—could simply be the result of young parenthood.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleepless
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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
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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
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The animals were observed sleeping in a dark-light environment and awake during the day.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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She was jolted awake to see her kids’ father coming at her, pointing a knife at her chest, prosecutors said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Sleepless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepless. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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