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
Max is comatose in the hospital, her consciousness trapped in Vecna’s mindscape.
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Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Max Mayfield Currently comatose in the hospital.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
My father played his scales, and Tony remained comatose.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Halloween 4 takes place a decade after the events of Halloween II, with Michael having been comatose for the past 10 years.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Max Mayfield Currently comatose in the hospital.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
My father played his scales, and Tony remained comatose.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Halloween 4 takes place a decade after the events of Halloween II, with Michael having been comatose for the past 10 years.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comatose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
Adjective
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Any type of realism was [limited to] very short clips, everything was very slow, bad textures, no skin textures, lacking detail.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her baffling disappearance has gripped the nation, leading many Americans to question how an octogenarian leading a sleepy life in the Southwest was taken while her neighbors were asleep.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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In 2020, however, narcos invaded the sleepy rancho and robbed, killed and kidnapped with abandon.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hunters and birdwatchers are advised to wear gloves when handling birds or feeders, to wash hands thoroughly after any contact, and to not eating birds that appear sick or birds that are found dead.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The key is having at least one recipe in your culinary back pocket that’s so dead-simple, it can be made on autopilot using just a few simple ingredients that come together with minimal effort, cook time, or dirty dishes to deal with afterwards.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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