as in wakeful
not sleeping or able to sleep
lay sleepless with worry
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Recent Examples of sleepless
Coaches who’ve had to face either unit understand the sleepless nights both can cause.
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Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
Maybe this memory inspired one of those sleepless nights in Taylor Swift’s life.
—Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
These little things have caused me no end of sleepless nights, emotional anguish, and personal turmoil.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2022
The album, which sees the singer reminisce on 13 sleepless nights throughout her life, marks both a return to pop and a return to more personal subject matter for Swift.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022
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Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
Maybe this memory inspired one of those sleepless nights in Taylor Swift’s life.
—Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
These little things have caused me no end of sleepless nights, emotional anguish, and personal turmoil.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2022
The album, which sees the singer reminisce on 13 sleepless nights throughout her life, marks both a return to pop and a return to more personal subject matter for Swift.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022
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“Sleepless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepless. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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