sleeps 1 of 2

noun

plural of sleep
as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep

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sleeps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sleep
1
as in rests
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 breeds
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 sleeps
Noun
The sleeps are short but effective. — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 The tent packs up and rides lengthwise on the vehicle but sleeps widthwise thanks to the fold-out floor. — New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025 Instead, they are attracted to carbon dioxide, blood, and warmth—things that can be found anywhere one sleeps. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025 Getty Images Caleb Wilson is only a few sleeps away from the biggest night of his life. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 During warmer climates and seasons, Asker suggests washing linen pillowcases every three to four sleeps, too. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 Outdoor sleeps aren’t new to the world of African safaris, but this year, Basecamp Samburu took the concept to an exciting new level. — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025 The reason so many people feel off track when daylight savings time ends is because light has a profound effect on the circadian rhythm, the body’s natural 24-hour clock that dictates when one sleeps and wakes. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025 There are just 31 sleeps until the 91st annual NFL player selection meeting. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
The city that never sleeps will not be starting tonight. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 14 June 2026 The city that never sleeps can now call itself the city of champions. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Pick your poison, babe, for a Swift-centric escape in the city that never sleeps. — Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026 Salted Root sleeps up to 24 guests across five design-forward cabins. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026 The options range from a $200 blow-up stargazing tent to an $850 mini mansion that sleeps 12. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 Add that tent and the $5,100 six-seat Crew Cab upgrade, and the Paragon drives and sleeps a total of six people. — New Atlas, 4 June 2026 Conclusion Somewhere tonight, a car on a random street here in the UK is silently feeding power back into the grid while its owner sleeps! — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Created by Mindy Kaling, it’s set in New York, the city that never sleeps, not in order to party, but to get something on somebody’s desk first thing in the morning. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeps
  1. deaths
  2. rests
  3. breeds
  4. fates
  5. naps
  6. mates
  7. demises
  8. dooms
Noun
  • In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of deaths
Verb
  • The authority of a judicial opinion rests not merely on its logic but on the accountability of the judge who signs it.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of rests
Verb
  • Wet clothing doesn’t cause UTIs, but staying in wet clothing, which breeds more moisture and bacteria, does.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • When a leader isn't accountable to the process, the word becomes a do-as-I-say cliché that breeds resentment instead of results.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of breeds
Noun
  • As the book published, the two wanted to know the fates of some of the US pilots lost in combat in Thailand, including McKinney.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • As the pressure builds on Putin, elites around him are thinking about their own fates, and finding the likes of Aleksandr Lunin to voice their fears.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of fates
Verb
  • This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.
    — The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of naps
Verb
  • His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of mates
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
Noun
  • Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of dooms

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