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rested

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verb

past tense of rest

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Recent Examples of rested
Adjective
For these especially long flights, this growth can allow passengers to truly feel rested. Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 According to one recent study, a dreamer is also likely to feel more rested following a night of vivid dreams, which may be one reason why many people feel smoking a joint or eating a gummy helps them to sleep. Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
Verb
Hanging on by a mere 5-4 Supreme Court majority, however, campaign finance experts knew the coordinated party expenditure limit rested on shaky ground. John J. Martin, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Instead of bathing in a sanitizing solution when not in use, the wet wiping clothes rested on a food prep table. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rested
Adjective
  • Overcoming multiple hardships and handicaps at a young age, Carson by self-discipline and unwearied labors became a master neurosurgeon, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a model father.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Its humor, fun, stories, and unwearied explanations count for plenty.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
Verb
  • In the years after the schedule was relaxed, three more instances were discovered before the crash.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Tailoring became lighter, proportions relaxed and layering more instinctive, creating wardrobes that feel versatile rather than prescriptive.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Sometimes, were stymied because the conduct is based, the servers are based, outside of certainly Manhattan, but in many instances outside the United States.
    Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Giles is struggling with the fact that the resurrected Buffy is leaning too much on him instead of finding her new path.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
  • Jessie Buckley is the resurrected Bride, who demands to be heard alongside her patchwork partner Frank (Christian Bale) and starts a revolution.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Fans also basked in the outcome, with objectively much more difficult scenarios — on paper, anyway — avoided.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • And after pitching the game of his life to take the Mustangs back to state for the first time since 2019, the senior right-hander basked in a whirlwind of emotions.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • But the success of those spinoffs are predicated on continuing interest in the franchise, and season three of the initial spinoff, House of the Dragon, just premiered on Sunday.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • And yet both films are mysteries of a sort, predicated on hidden identities, distant tragedies, lost loved ones, and a whimsical element of time travel.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • The irony was painful in that, seemingly overnight, the very things that most enlivened and sustained me—reading, watching movies, seeing friends, making love, sitting quietly by myself—were crowded out by a child whose needs absorbed nearly all of my energy and time.
    Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Rested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rested. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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