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oversleep

verb as in sleep

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But he overslept, missed his 6 a.m. call time, and arrived on the set more than an hour late.

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The teenager from Warrington said he had overslept after taking a morning nap, which did not impress his colleagues.

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Having been named in the squad for the Premier League match against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on 30 August 2008, Keegan pulled Ranger aside after oversleeping.

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Say the school maintenance man oversleeps and doesn’t unlock the doors of the polling place in time for set-up.

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Another disciplinary measure saw Rashford put on the substitutes' bench for United's Premier League game at Wolves last season after oversleeping and being late for a team meeting.

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

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