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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of repose
1
as in lurks
to remain out of sight a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose

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as in rests
to refrain from labor or exertion reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work

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reposes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of repose
as in hands
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone

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Recent Examples of reposes
Verb
Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique. — Emily Cox, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposes
  1. lurks
  2. rests
  3. hands
  4. lies
  5. basks
  6. leaves
  7. hides
  8. relaxes
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  • The Spurs superstar lurks down low near the basket, allowing guards to pressure aggressively on the perimeter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Clements sets the scene with lively pop music and excellent period-specific costuming, though darkness lurks beneath the funky 1970s groove.
    — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of lurks
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  • When the removal cannot be measured directly, the credibility of each credit rests on the model used to calculate it.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And 2026’s biggest Halloween nail trend—a spider nail art manicure—rests in the perfect place between the two.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rests
Verb
  • So the company hires a strong operator, hands them a title and waits to see what happens.
    — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If a retreat hands you a personalized microbiome report, treat it as an interesting snapshot, not a diagnosis and not a prescription.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
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  • This tiny place lies 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle, beside Torneträsk, a 43-mile-long lake.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Main Street lies just to the right and includes Courtney and Jose Fiscal Belli’s restaurant, Main Street Cafe.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of lies
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  • This week, Tinashe navigates the highs and lows of being a pop star, Blondshell basks in the beauty of her life, and Taylor Swift is back for the curtain call with a deluxe offering from The Life of a Showgirl.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • White House debuts an alternative Trump famously loves the spotlight and basks in the glow of TV cameras.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of basks
Verb
  • But the federal plan leaves the door open to steeper reductions that Arizona officials warned could be catastrophic and sued over last week.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaves
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  • In an indirect prompt injection, an attacker hides instructions in content an AI agent will come across while doing a task—a web page or a forum post, for instance—hoping to hijack the agent.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In regulated work, the gap between a miss and a false certainty is enormous, and a single accuracy number hides it.
    — Murali Rajendran, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of hides
Verb
  • Once normal breathing resumes, parasympathetic influence increases, and the body relaxes big time.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the garden, Ball relaxes on a chaise longue with Tsuki and Bizet, the couple’s two miniature poodles.
    — Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Reposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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