sleep out

verb

Definition of sleep outnext
as in to camp (out)

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Recent Examples of sleep out In the early evening hours and throughout the night, mosquitoes can no longer feast on anoles, which typically sleep out in the open. — Denise Hruby, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025 In other research on exercise and sleep out of Iowa State University, study participants were grouped into resistance training workouts, aerobic workouts, and combination workouts (both resistance and aerobic exercise). — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 28 June 2024 Still, the protesters slept out in the open after police took their tents, despite temperatures in the low 30s. — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024

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“Sleep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20out. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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