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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
Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Stunning coastal interiors, long naps on beach chairs, and the relaxing sea breeze are all on the itinerary at these 12 properties.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025
Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Mother Lexi Swan needed a quick bathroom break while her newborn napped in the rocker.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Breakfast, lunch, nap, talking to a photo of her dead husband?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Stunning coastal interiors, long naps on beach chairs, and the relaxing sea breeze are all on the itinerary at these 12 properties.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025
Verb
Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes sudden episodes of sleep during the day and extreme daytime sleepiness that’s not relieved by getting enough sleep at night or by napping.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Mother Lexi Swan needed a quick bathroom break while her newborn napped in the rocker.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nap
Verb
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But when Steven and Robin stop by Eileen’s house after returning from a relaxing cruise, their lives will never be the same.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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Or Martha’s Vineyard to relax around the shores with their families.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Time,
22 May 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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Airmen laid to rest More than 200 people honored Darrigan on Saturday in Wappingers Falls, some waving flags from the sidewalk during the procession to the church, others saluting him at a graveside ceremony under cloudy skies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
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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All that said, these symptoms can also interfere with your ability to snooze, so the sleep-gut connection may go both ways.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 May 2025
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Birthday: Sailing with loved ones, snorkeling, seeing dolphins play, snoozing in the sun, and lunch.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
29 Mar. 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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