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Recent Examples of sleep in
Jeong was able to safely evacuate with his children, but the church cat, who had been sleeping in Jeong’s office, died in the fire.
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Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
The rapper said his parents slept in their car, motels or the park.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the FaceTime call is none other than Set It Off star Vivica Fox, who scolds Glo for sleeping in.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Feel like sleeping in rather than rising for sun salutations?
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
The rapper said his parents slept in their car, motels or the park.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the FaceTime call is none other than Set It Off star Vivica Fox, who scolds Glo for sleeping in.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Feel like sleeping in rather than rising for sun salutations?
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
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Advocates of baby boxes say that the bill would create a safe alternative for parents to drop off newborns anonymously for those who don’t want face-to-face contact with hospital staff.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Just this week, a charter school in south Chicago informed parents that an adult was detained by federal immigration officers while dropping off children.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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The former president appeared to nod off before the trial's lunch break, closing his eyes briefly and jerking awake multiple times, according to several reports. – Marina Pitofsky Will Trump testify in his hush money case?—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
15 Apr. 2024
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The photo-happy couple is still sharing snapshots of one another, with the Rhode founder posting a series of Instagram photos on Tuesday that included her musician husband nodding off across from her.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Last spring, the Today show reported that people were oversleeping due to silent alarms.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Season 3 penultimate and finale episodes ‘Getting There’ and ‘Jews on a Plane’ aired on Comedy Central in 2016, the first half featuring the duo in a rush to get to the airport after oversleeping, forgetting a passport and getting stuck in the subway.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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