as in slow
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
the city's downtown has been comatose for years
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Recent Examples of comatose
His longtime legal adviser has said that Mr. Latchford was comatose at the time and unable to rebut the charges.
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Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The ‘real’ Camille, meanwhile, has become an insensible, comatose carcass, although no one seems to notice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
As Matt, a passive husband and father who discovers his comatose wife had been having an affair, Clooney exudes a naked vulnerability that in some ways is meant to be pathetic.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
His doctor gave him a cortisone shot during the comatose period and his doctor sent him home.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The ‘real’ Camille, meanwhile, has become an insensible, comatose carcass, although no one seems to notice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
As Matt, a passive husband and father who discovers his comatose wife had been having an affair, Clooney exudes a naked vulnerability that in some ways is meant to be pathetic.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
His doctor gave him a cortisone shot during the comatose period and his doctor sent him home.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
Adjective
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Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Submissions already include some stunning wildlife photography, including a sleepy lion cub on a dirt road, a mountain goat standing in a field of wildflowers, and a rhinoceros strolling in India.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Turning off bright bedroom-ceiling lights and flicking on table or floor lamps can help your brain ease into sleepy mode each evening.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At least 148 people were found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorized wooden boat caught fire and capsized, media reports citing local officials said on Friday.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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That being said, the dream of NXT Europe isn't dead.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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