slept

Definition of sleptnext
past tense of sleep
1
as in rested
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 bred
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 slept She was allegedly kept in the basement, where Harmel also slept. — MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 Henry Kyeyune, from Uganda, also slept on the street for months. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 This skincare-forward, creamy formula neutralizes my purple-blue under-eye shadows, faking far more hours slept. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026 What if people ate, slept, worked, read, and entertained among the art? — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 In one small study, office workers with windows got far more daytime light than colleagues without them and slept the better part of an hour longer at night. — Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026 Bönan said the aim is to make visitors feel like guests in a prince’s house, much like the nobles and royals who were welcomed and slept under its grand ceilings. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Previously, its largest expandable camper slept up to six people inside a 300-sq ft floor plan. — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 And so in August, the house where George slept sold to Jeremy Young, a local realtor, concert promoter and Beatles fan. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slept
Verb
  • Tonight, the Knicks are on the second night of a back-to-back after hosting Milwaukee on Tuesday, while the Cavaliers come in rested.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • One of those losses came against a Charlotte Hornets team that had lost seven in a row and rested three of their starters.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This has bred a culture of entitlement and an insatiable desire for the government to do more, while many demand to work less, if at all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Schubarth subsequently bred offspring of the Montana Mountain King to captive bighorn ewes on his farm west of Great Falls.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Following additional ground tests, Apeiron will be mated again to its carrier aircraft for captive carry tests, followed by a drop test and ultimately a powered test flight above 80 km.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The combo is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and produces 1,064 hp and 811 ft lbs of torque.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors said O’Connor tied up her arms, restrained her and then raped and orally copulated her.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

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“Slept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slept. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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