as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
a toddler looking so innocent and peaceful in slumber
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Recent Examples of slumber
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Here are our top Labor Day sale recommendations for all types of sleepers, including hybrid mattresses for a Goldilocks-like slumber and organic mattresses for eco-conscious shoppers.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
EW.com, 28 July 2025
All of these activities also helped people slumber more soundly and wake up less often during the night.
—Allen Chang, ABC News, 15 July 2025
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Noun
The Dodgers’ offense didn’t stir from its slumber once Gallen gave way to the bullpen.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Here are our top Labor Day sale recommendations for all types of sleepers, including hybrid mattresses for a Goldilocks-like slumber and organic mattresses for eco-conscious shoppers.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the announcement photo gallery, Trisha leaned in to the baby's unusual name, showing the infant blissfully slumbering while clad in a child's onesie version of the suit originally worn by the DC character in his 1941 More Fun Comics debut.
—EW.com, 28 July 2025
All of these activities also helped people slumber more soundly and wake up less often during the night.
—Allen Chang, ABC News, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumber
Noun
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Two years after founding Huffington Post, Huffington collapsed from exhaustion and sleep deprivation.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The mere presence of a phone in the bedroom can disrupt sleep, kids don’t even have to be using it in the middle of the night.—
Jean M. Twenge,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But as the months have passed, Juni has stopped stashing food, loves to nap, and seems so much more at ease.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Melissa, who was napping upstairs, woke up after hearing Stacy's screams and saw Ward on top of her sister.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To facilitate even heating, let food rest for a few minutes after cooking.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whereas the prosecution spent more than six weeks presenting its case against Combs, the mogul's defense did not call any witnesses to the stand and rested its case in under 30 minutes.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just a few days before, while on a UK state trip, British newspapers reported the President and first lady slept in separate beds at Windsor Castle.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Grand Patio Outdoor Bean Bag Chair Get super comfy with this elevated outdoor beanbag chair, which features a sturdy steel frame and cloud-like cushions that are perfect for napping, reading, or suntanning.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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Mzoo Sleep Eye Mask Besides the views and having a wall to lean up against while napping, one of my favorite things about the window seat is being able to control when the window shade goes down.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Karl said how much his mother would have liked that, nature forcing us off to the party without a minute to linger over her final resting place.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Grant, now 30, also has mixed some into ink, and has a Columbine, Michelle’s favorite flower, tattooed on his left forearm with the coordinates of her final resting place on Holy Cross.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumber. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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