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
Friedman slept three hours the night before, in preparation for the unveiling of his biggest feat yet.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Feel like Bryson Tiller is being slept on and will be a factor by the end of the year.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Police said William managed to squeeze through the fence by himself as his parents slept, and went out to breakfast.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Val's husband stayed up with the baby, standing over and watching as their newborn also slept at the end of the bed.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Among those still unhoused was Randy Horn, 72, who had slept at City Hall for almost two years.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His younger daughter barely slept that night.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Over the next two years, 177 people slept at the site, according to a county spokesperson.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
People often slept two to a bed.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Feel like Bryson Tiller is being slept on and will be a factor by the end of the year.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Police said William managed to squeeze through the fence by himself as his parents slept, and went out to breakfast.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Val's husband stayed up with the baby, standing over and watching as their newborn also slept at the end of the bed.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Among those still unhoused was Randy Horn, 72, who had slept at City Hall for almost two years.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His younger daughter barely slept that night.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Over the next two years, 177 people slept at the site, according to a county spokesperson.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
People often slept two to a bed.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slept
Verb
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The argument in favor of the approval rested on a couple of points.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s appeal has always rested on his ability to blur the two, leading many commentators to use Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death to make sense of his rise.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before long, Lazlo napped on the owner's lap and then raced back to bed when nighttime rolled around.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission, which transfers all of that power to the wheels, plus both traction control and a quickshifter are included, which make life easier.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 2019 parade saw the PLA unveil weapons including a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, a medium-range ballistic missile mated with a hypersonic glide vehicle, and its first undersea drone.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Slept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slept. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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