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Recent Examples of sleep in
Atletico’s players usually sleep in their own beds on the night before home games, but Simeone changed policy before this pivotal derby.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Avoid sleeping in any room with an unvented gas or kerosene space heater.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Chickens would roam around the home during the day and sleep in coops at night.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The couple announced the happy news on Instagram on Saturday, Nov. 2, sharing a photo of the newborn sleeping in a crib in her nursery as her big sister, Leila, peeked at her.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Avoid sleeping in any room with an unvented gas or kerosene space heater.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Chickens would roam around the home during the day and sleep in coops at night.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The couple announced the happy news on Instagram on Saturday, Nov. 2, sharing a photo of the newborn sleeping in a crib in her nursery as her big sister, Leila, peeked at her.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep in
Verb
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Newcastle and Manchester United now appear to have dropped off that list as a realistic destination — with Chelsea emerging as another major player.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Abrego-Garcia had been an alternate on the flight but moved up on the list as others were dropped off.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Architectural Digest staffers bring mattresses in their homes to get a real-life feel for the bed (aka: nodding off for hours) just like our readers.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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The former president appeared to nod off before the trial's lunch break, closing his eyes briefly and jerking awake multiple times, according to several reports. – Marina Pitofsky Will Trump testify in his hush money case?—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
15 Apr. 2024
Verb
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, Willard made an appearance on The Team 980 after missing an earlier show on WJFK-FM 106.7, chalking up the absence to oversleeping and being on West Coast time.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Sleep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20in. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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