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
Chela’s brother went to New York in the 1990s and slept 10 to a room.
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Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Some slept on mattresses on the floor of a tunnel.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
While the initial explanation from the Padres was that King slept wrong, doctors told him the nerve got stretched too much over time and essentially shut off for a while.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Some slept on mattresses on the floor of a tunnel.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
While the initial explanation from the Padres was that King slept wrong, doctors told him the nerve got stretched too much over time and essentially shut off for a while.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slept
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South Africa is at full-strength side with recalls for Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj, who were all rested for the last Super Eight game against Zimbabwe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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With tougher fixtures in the back-end of the week, Arteta rested Rice against Forest to keep him fresh.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sheep are overwhelmingly bred and slaughtered for meat, either lamb or mutton.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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For example, cross-pollinating a plum with an apricot produces a pluot, a hybrid fruit bred for its smooth skin and sweet, juicy flesh.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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A couple napped under a striped umbrella.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
28 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
Verb
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The engine, which was also used in the Countach, is mated to a five-speed manual transmission, and the interior is mostly red with some white.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
26 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
Verb
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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 7 Mar. 2026.
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