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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
Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Whatever had happened up in Gary’s studio — brain-wave entrainment, or maybe just a permission structure for taking a film-length nap — my spirit was in fact uplifted, and Posey was engaged with her surrounding environment.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
One dug clams on tidal mudflats, while a glossy 15-year-old female known to the rangers napped on the opposite bank.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The likelihood is something in between and one heck of a nap needed before the Crimson Tide trek to Nashville.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Whatever had happened up in Gary’s studio — brain-wave entrainment, or maybe just a permission structure for taking a film-length nap — my spirit was in fact uplifted, and Posey was engaged with her surrounding environment.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Expert Advice Ana Aznar, a developmental psychologist based in London, gave Newsweek the following tips on how to get a toddler to nap during the daytime.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
One dug clams on tidal mudflats, while a glossy 15-year-old female known to the rangers napped on the opposite bank.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nap
Verb
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The free form pool complex is a great place to escape and relax, with multiple private areas, and it’s hardly ever crowded since there are so few rooms—and each has its own pool as well.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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There was a flurry of reports earlier this month that U.S. officials had asked Romania to relax travel restrictions against the brothers, who have been in and out of house arrest.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Amid a crackdown on outdoor sleeping by Miami Beach police, the city’s unsheltered homeless population was 105 in an overnight count by the Homeless Trust in January, a 31% decrease from a year earlier.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Within four hours of going to sleep, he was found unconscious and not breathing by Wallace.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Parton wrote Monday on Instagram that Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Technology Stack Enabling Change Modern checkout systems rest on sophisticated technology infrastructure that enables unprecedented customization and flexibility.—
Antony Robinson,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While slumbering in this washable silk number is akin to sleeping on satin sheets, this button-up top can get just as much wear out of the house.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2025
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In this 2016 outer space love story starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, the slumbering astronauts aboard the Avalon are traveling on a 120-year trip to a habitable planet named Homestead II along with thousands of other colonists.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The bottom of the outer layers is made of non-slip material to keep it in place while your pup snoozes and lounges on the bed.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bears will pull extra hay inside the den box for insulation and will keep snoozing in the den box for the rest of winter with plenty of fat to survive on.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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They can be found romping (or dozing) in the zoo's snow leopard habitat.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Shelter dog Teddy recently went viral when TikTok user Brittany Fleming posted a short clip of the dozing dog to her account, @brittanyfleming9, on November 29.—
Tim Ryan,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Nap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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