sleepwalk
verb
sleep·walk
ˈslēp-ˌwȯk 
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks
1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk
noun
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As Tony begins sleepwalking through dark hallways, speaking in tongues, and rejecting his medication at home, two questions play out in parallel for Lee: Is this man really possessed by a demon?
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
Both China and the United States seem to be sleepwalking toward a cross-strait confrontation at some point within the next decade.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
Dunst sleepwalks through this noxious comedy based on Toby Young’s 2001 memoir of the same name, playing a writer who takes a reluctant liking to Pegg’s infantile nitwit.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Biden is sleepwalking the U.S. into another catastrophic war in the Middle East.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
Both China and the United States seem to be sleepwalking toward a cross-strait confrontation at some point within the next decade.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
Dunst sleepwalks through this noxious comedy based on Toby Young’s 2001 memoir of the same name, playing a writer who takes a reluctant liking to Pegg’s infantile nitwit.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Biden is sleepwalking the U.S. into another catastrophic war in the Middle East.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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