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as in to relax
to sleep lightly or briefly
decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them
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Recent Examples of nap
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
During Tuesday’s episode of The View, the 69-year-old EGOT winner pretended to take a quick little nap at the Hot Topics Table during a conversation surrounding the proper way to put on the aforementioned undergarment.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Photos shared with the Facebook post show her sitting, standing and even napping from atop a boulder.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Noun
That’s probably because sleeping for less than four hours is more of a nap than a full I’m-going-to-get-in-my-jammies-and-see-you-in-the-morning sleep session.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
During Tuesday’s episode of The View, the 69-year-old EGOT winner pretended to take a quick little nap at the Hot Topics Table during a conversation surrounding the proper way to put on the aforementioned undergarment.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
In fact, napping can improve cognitive function and brain volume.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Photos shared with the Facebook post show her sitting, standing and even napping from atop a boulder.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nap
Verb
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The lounge is outfitted with a luxurious sofa to relax in.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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Tusk had promised to relax both bans, but they are supported by some of the more socially conservative lawmakers propping up his government, and the threat of a presidential veto likely renders any efforts at persuasion futile.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The child was sleeping between her 27-year-old mother and stepfather when the dog attacked her.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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June finally makes her way to Luke (O-T Fagbenle), who apparently hasn't slept since rescuing the handmaids at the gallows.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
Verb
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In the first chapter, blue morning light rests over waves crashing against a shoreline, and off into the distance, Yates rides a jet ski, almost comically unbothered by the chop of the sea.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
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The art of resting is one that entrepreneurs often think is beneath them.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Will the Royals’ slumbering bats continue to be an issue?—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2025
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In the nineteenth century, British writers depicted it as a land of innocents slumbering under the yoke of incompetent Oriental despotism.—
Sebastian Strangio,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2020
Verb
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Congress is snoozing through a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver real change.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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And now, its five-color drop is blessing us all with a new excuse to snooze our alarm clocks.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
Verb
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And while some seeds can long outlive people in this dozing state, many grow old and expire, even under ideal storage conditions.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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And Greenlaw, dozing happily, was wearing a Denver Broncos jersey.—
Luca Evans,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Nap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nap. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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