as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep
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1
as in rests
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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2
as in breeds
to engage in sexual intercourse
if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?
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Recent Examples of sleeps
Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The exhausted teen has headaches and blurred vision sleeps about 75% of the day.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The hilarious clip, shared on Instagram on Friday under the username @mostly_ghostly1, shows the poster lying by the edge of the bed, almost falling off of it, while her rescue pup, Mookie, sleeps right in the middle, snuggled up to her husband.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The tent is solar-powered and sleeps up to two people.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Our team sleeps on the bedding for at least one month, and in some cases years.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
The late-slumbering parent, meanwhile, can do remote work on their laptop at the table at night while the rest of the family sleeps comfortably.
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
The Gothic spires of Holy Trinity Abbey pierce the drifting clouds, while the Augustinian Friary—a 14th-century monastic retreat founded by the Earls of Kildare—sleeps among yews and whispering gravestones.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Taking his talents to the city that never sleeps.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
My three-year-old sleeps beside us stripped from the waist down after wetting her own bed hours ago.
—Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Meiyun sleeps on the sofa, but even so Baoshu’s presence will be a problem for her relationship with Qifeng.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The exhausted teen has headaches and blurred vision sleeps about 75% of the day.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The hilarious clip, shared on Instagram on Friday under the username @mostly_ghostly1, shows the poster lying by the edge of the bed, almost falling off of it, while her rescue pup, Mookie, sleeps right in the middle, snuggled up to her husband.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The tent is solar-powered and sleeps up to two people.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Our team sleeps on the bedding for at least one month, and in some cases years.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
The late-slumbering parent, meanwhile, can do remote work on their laptop at the table at night while the rest of the family sleeps comfortably.
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
The Gothic spires of Holy Trinity Abbey pierce the drifting clouds, while the Augustinian Friary—a 14th-century monastic retreat founded by the Earls of Kildare—sleeps among yews and whispering gravestones.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Taking his talents to the city that never sleeps.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeps
Noun
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Michelle Kowalski, an analyst who has since departed the agency, was instructed to take one of the DOGE people, Cole Killian, through earnings data and historical records to analyze the cases of extremely old people whose deaths had not been recorded in Social Security data.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among those fentanyl deaths were 20 young children — ages 4 and under — and seven of those babies and toddlers were from Jackson County.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The evidence strongly indicates JNJ’s rally rests on solid foundations that could support continued outperformance.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Routh, who is representing himself despite having little legal experience, has signaled that his defense rests largely on his character.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The mix of casual shoppers and focused design professionals blends beautifully in the Southern sun and also breeds an element of fun.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Others focus on preserving stability, knowing that disruption breeds uncertainty, and uncertainty carries both personal and professional risk.—
Alex Brueckmann,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their immigration statuses — and fates — diverge in dramatic ways that make their connection complicated.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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If her best friend, Enid (Emma Myers), pleads with her to consider the fates of her fellow students before running off to play detective, Wednesday will certainly ignore her.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.—
The Editors,
Outside,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sleeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleeps. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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