repose
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When our granddaughter Raleigh, then 2, met Doc, he was in his bed in the kitchen, one of his five places of repose around our house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
On Friday, hundreds gathered in the village to pay respect to Ms Whyte and her children as they lay in repose together.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
While her maybe-beau stays forced in repose, Iris cycles through all the different types of women she could be.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025
Water can be used to dampen and repose the body and paint can be removed or retouched.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
These heroines were always willowy and managed to land in graceful postures of repose, and were revived with the merest passing of a decorated flagon of smelling salts under their noses.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing repose
The Great Gatsby
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