regain consciousness
idiom
: to become conscious again : to wake up
He slowly regained consciousness after the surgery.
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But the former fire chief had been shot in the head above his ear and didn’t regain consciousness.
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Tones did not regain consciousness, and resuscitation efforts were stopped at around 7 p.m.
Her body was taken to the medical examiner in Missoula, Montana, for an autopsy.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 June 2024
After seeing her husband gradually regain consciousness and communicate with less difficulty, Valeria brought him to the Brazilian hospital in an ambulance jet with two nurses and he was admitted to the ICU, according to the newspaper.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
And as xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, has entered the drug supply, overdose reversals have become even more complicated: In many cases, people experiencing an overdose don’t regain consciousness even after they’re given multiple naloxone doses.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 8 Feb. 2024
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Tones did not regain consciousness, and resuscitation efforts were stopped at around 7 p.m.
Her body was taken to the medical examiner in Missoula, Montana, for an autopsy.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 June 2024
After seeing her husband gradually regain consciousness and communicate with less difficulty, Valeria brought him to the Brazilian hospital in an ambulance jet with two nurses and he was admitted to the ICU, according to the newspaper.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
And as xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, has entered the drug supply, overdose reversals have become even more complicated: In many cases, people experiencing an overdose don’t regain consciousness even after they’re given multiple naloxone doses.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 8 Feb. 2024
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