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Noun
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Early signs of canine parvovirus in dogs include lethargy, lack of appetite and fever, PetMD said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026 -
This risk is when this carefulness crosses over into lethargy.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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In theory, to safely come back from induced hibernation, or even cryosleep, the body and mind would likely need hours or days to reverse the changes induced by torpor.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Europe’s lassitude is heightened by internal divisions.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Noun
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When his tiredness turned into a 105 degree fever and body aches, his parents took him to a local emergency room.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Using several sedating products together can cause more drowsiness, dizziness, or tiredness the next day.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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