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as in sleepy
slow to move or act
a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch
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as in numb
lacking in sensation or feeling
my tongue and throat remained torpid for a time following the endoscopy
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Recent Examples of torpid
This lowers the body temperature so much that a torpid hummingbird maintains a hypothermic threshold that nears death.
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Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
Inside, though, Ingrid is in a state of torpid discontent, unhappy with her circumstances but unsure of how to change them.
—Sarah Chihaya, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
The water was so torpid that a thick layer of dust had settled onto it, giving it a cheerless brown tinge.
—Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
The ongoing slog has come to symbolize the dilemma multinationals face when confronting Germany’s notoriously torpid bureaucracy.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022
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Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
Inside, though, Ingrid is in a state of torpid discontent, unhappy with her circumstances but unsure of how to change them.
—Sarah Chihaya, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
The water was so torpid that a thick layer of dust had settled onto it, giving it a cheerless brown tinge.
—Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
The ongoing slog has come to symbolize the dilemma multinationals face when confronting Germany’s notoriously torpid bureaucracy.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpid
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Now, the future of Daboll and Schoen (and planes with messages to Mara flying over the Meadowlands) is the only reason to pay any attention to the sleepy Giants.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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It can be said that the Blue Jackets, after a string of sleepy performances, played with a pace and energy that had been missing.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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My left thigh, nerve-damaged by the birth, remained numb.Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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But Trump’s team had long since grown numb to such critiques.James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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From designing cutting-edge medical devices to building electric vehicles in the factory of the future—using robots, AI, VR, automation and more—manufacturing is anything but dull.Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Or just a dull roar, bellowing 93 million miles away?Harri Weber, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
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It’s widely seen as a tactical partnership to shut out far-right nationalists whose voices found fertile ground amid high living costs and a sluggish economy.Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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For some, genetic predispositions may disrupt appetite regulation; for others, a sluggish metabolism might be the culprit.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The only problem was that Hunter was already sound asleep in the cot, and Morgan was cradling thin air.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Charis Kai, a freshman, was nearly asleep when her resident adviser pounded on the door to her dorm room.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The experience spurs a lethargic Gi-hun into action.Kayti Burt, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to a statement from the zoo, 55-year-old Patti — who was considered geriatric compared to the 36.7-year median life expectancy of hippos living in human care — was reluctant to move out of her pool on Saturday, Nov. 9, and appeared lethargic.Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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In a quantum era like this one, the quiescent forces pose serious threats to financial and infrastructure systems.Dr. Reji Thomas, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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But in just the last few years, that quiescent period ended in dramatic fashion as a string of major eruptions sent lava flowing toward many of these sites.Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Torpid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpid. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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