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Recent Examples of coma
Joel ingested the entire bottle and was in a coma for days.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 June 2025
In the season finale, Vecna’s attack on the latter caused her heart to stop for over a minute and, even though Eleven was able to revive her, she was shown in a later scene to be in a coma.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 June 2025
Everyone in the main cast survives, but Max is left in a coma after Vecna controlled her body.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 June 2025
The siblings’ parents were both rescued but the father remains in a coma, officials said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 6 June 2025
In the season finale, Vecna’s attack on the latter caused her heart to stop for over a minute and, even though Eleven was able to revive her, she was shown in a later scene to be in a coma.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 June 2025
Everyone in the main cast survives, but Max is left in a coma after Vecna controlled her body.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 June 2025
The siblings’ parents were both rescued but the father remains in a coma, officials said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
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The Yankees awakened from their offensive slumber in Thursday afternoon’s 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the Bronx to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Festa wasn’t woken from his slumber until some time in the 8 o’clock hour when director of player development Drew MacPhail banged on his apartment door.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But the true measure of a Southerner’s beach-cooler-packing prowess rests in the glorious presence of one all-essential item: Fried chicken.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Then a movement that could be called ascension: toward rest, toward peace that was never granted.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Roberts died at 90 years old in her sleep from natural causes in April 2016.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Betts died Thursday in his sleep at home in Los Osos, California, his nephew, Dean Sullivan, told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Bilingual and results-driven, the RESET Method blends neuroscience, therapeutic hypnosis, and personal development into a practical path to inner freedom.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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In early March 2024, McIlroy experimented with hypnosis.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the mid-to-late ’70s, when New York was sunk into the torpor of potential economic ruin, the city was fabled in another way.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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There are many reasons why putting humans into torpor for long-duration spaceflight is a good idea.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Sep. 2016
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But at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most productions left at a standstill across the industry, Williamson began feeling increasingly restless.—
Max Gao,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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The Problem With Shamet Shamet is an excellent shooter, both at a standstill and off of movement.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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