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
Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Or a person working multiple low-wage jobs, saving for rent while sleeping in a forest preserve.
—Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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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
Experience something new by sleeping in a former church built in 1904 or a houseboat anchored amidst cypress trees emerging from the open water.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Or a person working multiple low-wage jobs, saving for rent while sleeping in a forest preserve.
—Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Sleep-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-in. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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