doss (down)

chiefly British
as in to bed
to go to one's bed in order to sleep he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please

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  • New varieties, species or strains of annuals, vegetables and bedding plants are grown and judged on their performance.
    Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Use them to eliminate musty smells from towels, or give bedding a boost of fresh scent.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • That was the first season after Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana retired.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • After officially retiring from NASCAR in August 2023 following a concussion obtained in a Pocono crash in 2022, Busch is set to compete on March 7-8 at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • At first, the Legion Go S turns in a graphics score of 2152.
    Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Only one company, Layfield Group — which had installed the cover in 2012 — turned in a bid, and the contract was finalized Nov. 21 for about $130,000.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Wakil, who was born in Syria and raised in Venezuela before settling in Miami more than a decade ago, was a rags to riches businessman who profited from his corrupt contracts with the Venezuelan government, U.S. authorities say.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • His father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture, and his peripatetic family lived in the plains states, the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast before settling in Alexandria, Virginia, where Lynch attended high school.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • In a video posted to her Instagram on Sunday, Jan. 19, the 43-year-old reality star shared footage of her 2-year-old son, Phoenix, cozily napping in a blanket alongside two of their beloved pups.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Seniors, on the other hands, may be content with a cozy corner to nap in.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Investigators say Clarke of Inwood, New York, was first seen around 5:06 a.m. walking near a man sleeping on the sidewalk.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • For many manufacturers, the days of clipboard-wielding technicians making rounds are gone, replaced by invisible webs of sensors, algorithms and real-time analytics that never sleep.
    Raghunandan Gurumurthy, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Doss (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doss%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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