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sleepover

[sleep-oh-ver] / ˈslipˌoʊ vər /
NOUN
pajama party
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NOUN
slumber party
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Right before her operation, she had a sleepover at my house.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But “Toy Story 5” has one particularly limiting scene, where Bonnie goes to her first-ever sleepover with her new friends from dance class.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

The mum of a seven-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition says life-changing surgery means he is finally able to have his very first sleepover.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

Though the scene seems like something out of a movie, it is in fact a whimsical sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

Our sleepover at Audrey’s was tonight and I didn’t want to upset the balance, so I had kept Jenna’s secret to myself.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Walsh: I remember going to sleepovers with all of my friends and we would do Lizzie nights.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

During sleepovers, her mom, Lucia, let us watch “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Watching these A.I. edits became a pastime for her friend group; they’d share the videos at school and at sleepovers.

From Slate May 12, 2026

The return of the sleepovers is good news for the museum and its visitors.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

All those times Rue forced me to do yoga with her during our sleepovers were not in vain.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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