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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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
KPIs, BMIs, OKRs, credit scores, savings rates, social media likes, screen time, steps walked, hours worked, hours slept, to-dos done, to-dos still to do, books read, practice hours, blood pressure readings, calories consumed, macronutrient ratios, the list just keeps going.
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Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
More than 90 volunteers slept on cots in a gym, where, under clotheslines heavy with green Alpini fleeces, perfectly made beds with Alpini hats on the pillows awaited the volunteers’ return.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Santos attacked Kok last, as the elderly man slept nearby on Doyers St.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has not slept much.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Johnson asked how many hours the others usually slept.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Then Dustin came back and slept on his kitchen floor.
—Ellen Crean, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Flynn, a Christian mom of two, teacher and volleyball coach, was shot and killed in her home in Tipp City early Monday morning as her husband, Caleb Flynn, 39, and two children slept.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
More than 90 volunteers slept on cots in a gym, where, under clotheslines heavy with green Alpini fleeces, perfectly made beds with Alpini hats on the pillows awaited the volunteers’ return.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Santos attacked Kok last, as the elderly man slept nearby on Doyers St.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has not slept much.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Johnson asked how many hours the others usually slept.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Then Dustin came back and slept on his kitchen floor.
—Ellen Crean, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Flynn, a Christian mom of two, teacher and volleyball coach, was shot and killed in her home in Tipp City early Monday morning as her husband, Caleb Flynn, 39, and two children slept.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slept
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The hopes of people opposed to ICE’s plans rested on the property owners of the warehouses backing away from the deals — but that has failed to happen.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Flags for Canada and third-place Finland rested below Old Glory on either side.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Our present podcast era has bred a new generation of interlocutors from the public sphere, veteran interviewees turned journalists.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Types Of Suntastic™ Abelia The Suntastic™ Abelia series was bred in Australia with the goal of producing improved varieties with good tolerance to heat and humidity.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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But a little before that, photographer Poupay Jutharat was on the ground at the Javits Center, sniffing around as the pups prepped, primped, and occasionally napped before go-time.—
Poupay Jutharat,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The engine is mated to a four-speed transmission.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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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 28 Feb. 2026.
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