1
as in slumber
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
neither of them has been getting much sleep since the baby was born
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2
as in death
the state of being dead
a grieving widower longing to join his beloved wife in her eternal sleep
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as in fate
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep
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as in to rest
to be in a state of sleep
the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post
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Recent Examples of sleep
Jason Quick, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
And rebuild a healthy routine, incorporate regular exercise, nutritious meals and sufficient sleep to help restore your physical and mental resilience.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
For example, twitching was one side effect of the drug, but the patients slept under heavy blankets.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The stimulation is designed to help with anxiety, sleep, pain and stress.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
And rebuild a healthy routine, incorporate regular exercise, nutritious meals and sufficient sleep to help restore your physical and mental resilience.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
The girls, who are believed to have had no recent engagement with their mother, slept on pizza boxes.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
For example, twitching was one side effect of the drug, but the patients slept under heavy blankets.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep
Noun
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Laura soberly examined this woman whose existence had so rudely ripped her from slumber for many a night.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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More than that, there is obvious attraction — Mags has a bisexual side that suddenly wakens from long slumber.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The murders in 2024 included eight killings involving white supremacists and five deaths at the hands of far-right anti-government extremists.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The states with the lowest rates were Nebraska, which had 9 deaths per 100,000 people, and South Dakota, which saw 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The far away country was Czechoslovakia and so off Chamberlain flew to meet Hitler in Munich to decide the fate of the Czechoslovaks without them at the table with the big powers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The result is a season that’s ludicrous in plot yet freshly unsettling in its portrayal of how people can become resigned to their fate.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As the hair follicles are taken from the dihydrotestosterone-resistant donor area at the back of the head, patients can rest assured that their transplants are permanent.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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For all the outside opinions, his fate rests in one person’s hands — and that person likes the job Lamoriello has done for seven years.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Animal welfare organizations have long advocated for regulating purebred breeders, due to the many purebred pets that face neglect or abandonment after being bred in unsanitary conditions or for profit, something that Helen Woodward Animal Center echoes.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Shirley poppies, bred from corn poppies outside Shirley, England, in the 1880s, come up in red, pink, rose, lilac, salmon and white.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There is no bed, just some blankets and pillows lying directly on the beige carpet.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the video, Thompson is seen cooking dinner, putting the kids to bed, doing laundry, washing dishes, and taking his children to the doctor.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Four people were sentenced in connection to a shooting death that left a 3-year-old dead in Ohio.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to a criminal complaint, on Aug. 5, 2020, police arrived at a home in Savage after someone found a 33-year-old dead in the home.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Horror films primed on increasingly gory demises have always trafficked in archetypes.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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The giddily ludicrous demises, doled out at random, are meant to balance out the darker themes in the film.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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