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
And that’s to say nothing of the comatose Lila, who’s been kept in the bosom of a thinking machine that makes Alexa look like an Atari 2600.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Like, worse than the time Lois accused the nurse of pleasuring her comatose husband.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
The gang is after Shaw (Statham) for Han’s death while the villain seeks revenge on his comatose brother's (Evans) behalf.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
In 1993, Eisner raced to an alarm at Mack and Chene, where firefighters and EMS personnel were carrying out comatose children who had been trapped in a burning home locked down by bars on the windows and doors.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Like, worse than the time Lois accused the nurse of pleasuring her comatose husband.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
The gang is after Shaw (Statham) for Han’s death while the villain seeks revenge on his comatose brother's (Evans) behalf.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
In 1993, Eisner raced to an alarm at Mack and Chene, where firefighters and EMS personnel were carrying out comatose children who had been trapped in a burning home locked down by bars on the windows and doors.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
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But there is also the slow minimalism of Morton Feldman and the manic yet patient seeking of Italy’s mystic count Giacinto Scelsi, in the twentieth century.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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But Williams and the Bears offense, which have struggled all season with slow starts, certainly didn’t look cool and collected prior to the fourth quarter.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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January is typically the sleepiest month on the MLB calendar, and the New York Yankees likely won’t disturb slumber much.Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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When the sun goes down, the South Shore of Lake Tahoe is not a sleepy town.Outside Online, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
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As of this writing, at least 24 are dead and 12,000 structures have been destroyed in fires that have hit an area roughly two and a half times the size of Manhattan.The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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He was later pronounced dead at University of Arkansas of Medical Sciences at 4 p.m. Saturday.Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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