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resting

adjective as in situated

adjective as in inactive

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Instead of resting ahead of another game on Monday against the Phoenix Suns, Austin Reaves played 40 minutes, finishing with 33 points and eight assists.

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For many people, a glass of beer feels incomplete without a thick, creamy layer of foam resting on top.

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His injury turned out to be a burst blood vessel, which meant the promising football player had to spend two months out of training, resting his leg and regularly applying ice until it healed.

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The weight of the series was resting his giant shoulders.

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For birds migrating thousands of miles each year, these forests serve as essential resting and wintering grounds.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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