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
Now, he’s filled a syringe with drain cleaner and plans to inject it into a comatose drug addict.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
As if on cue, the Dodgers scored five unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning, waking up the comatose Paradise crowd.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
And who else would even know about the nature of the killings from her comatose imagination besides the two of them?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
While in torpor, the bird appears almost comatose, unable to respond quickly to stimuli, and breathing only intermittently.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
As if on cue, the Dodgers scored five unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning, waking up the comatose Paradise crowd.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
And who else would even know about the nature of the killings from her comatose imagination besides the two of them?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
While in torpor, the bird appears almost comatose, unable to respond quickly to stimuli, and breathing only intermittently.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for comatose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
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That will be a welcome change from an unusually slow offseason so far, but there’s no chance Sasaki will sign with his new team this week.Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Wine and conversation flow on a slow tour of the natural vineyards in Spain’s Castilla y León.Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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The trio is tasked with completing magical tasks in order to earn a place back in their sleepy Massachusetts town.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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And that has a lot to do with nourishing your soul and staying in a place of curiosity and not sleepy.Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Visual evidence of dead North Koreans could also confirm the claim.David Axe, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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After a long bout of gruff banter, Frank gets personal, invoking his dead son, Joseph.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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