sleeps 1 of 2

plural of sleep

sleeps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sleep
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
Noun
In games, where a single thread can handle the bulk of the workload but take frequent short sleeps, this should prevent it from having to rapidly adjust its frequency and maintain high performance. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 Newer to Flockhill are the villas (sleeps 2-4 people); Sugarloaf restaurant, which offers a seasonal set tasting menu; and a wellness spa with a gym, yoga studio, cedar sauna, and hot and cold plunge pools. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Getty Images Caleb Wilson is only a few sleeps away from the biggest night of his life. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 During warmer climates and seasons, Asker suggests washing linen pillowcases every three to four sleeps, too. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 There are just 31 sleeps until the 91st annual NFL player selection meeting. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 The tent packs up and rides lengthwise on the vehicle but sleeps widthwise thanks to the fold-out floor. — New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025 Outdoor sleeps aren’t new to the world of African safaris, but this year, Basecamp Samburu took the concept to an exciting new level. — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025 The reason so many people feel off track when daylight savings time ends is because light has a profound effect on the circadian rhythm, the body’s natural 24-hour clock that dictates when one sleeps and wakes. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
The kid sleeps until God knows what hour, while Dad is out there changing the storm windows. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 The tiny house features an extra-wide layout that’s arranged on one floor and sleeps a family of up to four people in comfort on vacation. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 Flores has lost more than 25 pounds and two molars and sleeps no more than three to four hours per day, according to Donnelly. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 The mood is eco-conscious and very intimate—the entire place sleeps just 32. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 The city that never sleeps is going a little overboard this year. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 The all-new Octola II Ultra Lodge sleeps 17 with both the exact price and location kept hush-hush, and all the mind-boggling logistics taken care of by Octola. — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026 The newest Harvard Business School professor never sleeps, can hear the same pitch 50 times and technically isn’t an instructor at all. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 For a higher-end experience, there’s Hilton’s HooDoo Moab, a Main Street-proximate luxury property that sleeps up to six in a room. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeps
Noun
  • This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Mostly forgotten in all of this is the impact of these deaths on the humans rescuing them in Chicago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Dodgers’ clearest and cleanest route to a three-peat nonetheless rests upon the four shoulders of Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Baek’s fate in the end rests in the hands of his little brother, Baek Ki-hyeon.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Its rural nature — isolated from the rest of the country and with many of its communities accessible only by air or water — breeds a self-reliance.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The company granted Hayes free food for life at any location, though familiarity, to misquote an old adage, breeds boredom.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, that also prevents us from becoming too invested in the fates of people who seem to be dying for our viewing pleasure — and sometimes one another’s.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.
    — The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to that, the company’s next car, the Tourbillon, will be its first to feature the company’s new hybrid powertrain, which mates a three-foot-long, naturally aspirated V-16 with a trio of electric motors.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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 2 Oct. 2026.

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