slept in; sleeping in; sleeps in
1
: to sleep where one is employed
2
a
b
: to sleep late intentionally
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
For example, a late June decision upholding bans on homeless people sleeping in public places criminalizes human biology, as the dissent noted.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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Adjective
After a day of Janine avoiding Gregory, the two finally start to hash it out during a sleep-in field trip at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
Verb
Crystal Krest and her two children slept in their car on Tuesday night.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
For example, a late June decision upholding bans on homeless people sleeping in public places criminalizes human biology, as the dissent noted.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 16 Jul. 2024.
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