in repose
idiom
formal + literary
: at rest : sleeping
His face in repose is serious and thoughtful.
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After lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Georgia, Carter's remains arrived Tuesday in D.C., where he is scheduled to lie in state at the United States Capitol rotunda ahead of funeral services.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center from 7 p.m. Eastern on Saturday through 6 a.m. Tuesday, with the public able to pay respects around the clock.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The woman in repose offered Victorian viewers an unthreatening sort of sexiness, contained to armchairs and sick beds.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
The center, where Carter lay in repose before coming to Washington, currently has 3,000 employees and contractors globally.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center from 7 p.m. Eastern on Saturday through 6 a.m. Tuesday, with the public able to pay respects around the clock.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The woman in repose offered Victorian viewers an unthreatening sort of sexiness, contained to armchairs and sick beds.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
The center, where Carter lay in repose before coming to Washington, currently has 3,000 employees and contractors globally.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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“In repose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20repose. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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