1
as in rested
to be in a state of sleep
the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post
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2
as in bred
to engage in sexual intercourse
if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?
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Recent Examples of slept
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.
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Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
At the time, the couple hadn't slept together in over eight months, Pineda had said on Last Resort.
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Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Eliadis was his company's only salesperson until February; He's been to customers' weddings and slept on their couches.
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Renana Ashkenazi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Sinclaire’s two boys had to move into her bedroom, while Gonzalez and her daughter slept on the bunk bed in what had been the boys’ room.
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Kayla Levy,
Curbed,
25 June 2026
Another comparative study of 275 children demonstrated that those who received melatonin slept 22 minutes longer, on average, compared with those in the placebo group.
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Sally Ibrahim,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Carlson has spoken of his own brush with demonic forces, who left him bloodied and scratched in the night, while his wife and their four spaniels slept undisturbed.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Apparently this campaign died out and for a time the politicians in West Florida slept peacefully.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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
At the time, the couple hadn't slept together in over eight months, Pineda had said on Last Resort.
—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Eliadis was his company's only salesperson until February; He's been to customers' weddings and slept on their couches.
—
Renana Ashkenazi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Sinclaire’s two boys had to move into her bedroom, while Gonzalez and her daughter slept on the bunk bed in what had been the boys’ room.
—
Kayla Levy,
Curbed,
25 June 2026
Another comparative study of 275 children demonstrated that those who received melatonin slept 22 minutes longer, on average, compared with those in the placebo group.
—
Sally Ibrahim,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Carlson has spoken of his own brush with demonic forces, who left him bloodied and scratched in the night, while his wife and their four spaniels slept undisturbed.
—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Apparently this campaign died out and for a time the politicians in West Florida slept peacefully.
—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slept
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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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The rash was much milder in mice bred with defective itch-sensing nerve cells.
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More than 20 dogs and puppies have been rescued after officers shut down a Statesville dog fighting kennel where men bred, trained, sold and tied up pit bull type dogs and posted about it on Facebook.
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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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That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
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Pegasus was mated in mid-June to the Stargazer aircraft, which will transport it from the Wallops facility to the Marshall Islands ahead of the launch, NASA said in a press release.
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In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.
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“Slept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slept. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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