regain consciousness

phrase

: to become conscious again : to wake up
He slowly regained consciousness after the surgery.

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The inmate did not regain consciousness and was pronounced dead, the sheriff's office said. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 He was put in an induced coma and did not regain consciousness. Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025 Troopers saw open bottles of alcohol in the Equinox and Tipantuna Quinchiguano, who would regain consciousness and quickly fall back to sleep, had bloodshot and glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025 Frank turned off the isoflurane but left the oxygen on, and the pigeon began to regain consciousness. Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for regain consciousness

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“Regain consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regain%20consciousness. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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