as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
a toddler looking so innocent and peaceful in slumber
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Recent Examples of slumber
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Framing Ja Rule as a softie and a crooner, 50 Cent had just tucked the artist’s chart-topping career into an eternal slumber in the mid-aughts Drake’s first five years as a Cash Money commodity dovetail with fallout from those sensibilities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The Db Beats For Me earbuds cancel outside noise and play music and sounds synced with your brainwaves to help soothe you to slumber.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some sort of internal motivation that roused the sleeping pterodactyl from his early season slumber?
Jaden?
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Framing Ja Rule as a softie and a crooner, 50 Cent had just tucked the artist’s chart-topping career into an eternal slumber in the mid-aughts Drake’s first five years as a Cash Money commodity dovetail with fallout from those sensibilities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Trees and vegetation are always slumbering, helpless at the woodman’s axe or the casual munching of a ruminant.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The Db Beats For Me earbuds cancel outside noise and play music and sounds synced with your brainwaves to help soothe you to slumber.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumber
Noun
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While many people think nighttime is the best time to schedule a cleaning, the vacuum’s noise may cause a lack of sleep.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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This sleep set includes sleek must-haves to comfortably catch some Z’s: a silk eye mask, two scrunchies, and a pillowcase.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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By the end, there was a lot of napping in the cars.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Payton stuck to his theme on a fourth-and-8 at the Broncos’ 43 about four minutes into the second stanza, catching the Bills napping on a nifty fake-punt pass from Riley Dixon to a wide-open Marvin Mims Jr.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
13 Jan. 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
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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Here, any sedimentary layers that settle to the bed of the brine pool remain exquisitely intact.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumber. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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