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
Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Campers, grouped by age, will sleep in cabins, with boys together, and girls together.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 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
It can be worn indoors, too — don't be surprised if your pet curls up and goes to sleep in it.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Campers, grouped by age, will sleep in cabins, with boys together, and girls together.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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