1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep
likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons
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as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly
she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep
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Recent Examples of dozed
The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
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Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
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Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
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Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
—
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozed
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One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees.
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Overnight, thousands of people who lost their homes slept outdoors, sheltering in tents or sleeping on benches and makeshift beds after being displaced by the disaster.
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Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
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My newfound fear of heights quickly disappeared when Tommy napped.
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But this is a starting XI that was rested for the final group game, a 3-0 win over Jordan.
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Much like today’s independent watchmakers, their reputations rested not simply on manufacturing every part themselves, but on transforming components into exceptional finished watches.
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“Dozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dozed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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