slumbers

verb

present tense third-person singular of slumber
1
as in sleeps
to be in a state of sleep she slumbered for hours while the train rolled on

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2
as in naps
to sleep lightly or briefly slumbering restlessly in the tropical heat

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  1. sleeps
  2. naps
  3. rests
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  • Yarlington Lodge is a 12-acre estate that sleeps up to 32 guests and also features a Jacuzzi, a private movie theater, and a tennis court.
    — Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
  • Like a guardian of the absolute desert, Chile’s coastal mountain range sleeps a mineral slumber, the bluffs defending the driest desert in the world.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
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  • This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.
    — The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • The economic argument for central bank independence rests on the idea that a politically motivated central bank might be tempted to exploit that short run tradeoff to juice the economy at the long run expense of price stability.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • The whole economic model rests on most traders never getting there, and never getting paid.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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