sleepwalk
verb
sleep·walk
ˈslēp-ˌwȯk 
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks
1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk
noun
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The Broncos got out to an early first-half lead Monday night and sleepwalked to a blowout 28-3 win over an overmatched Bengals team.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The Buckeyes did not sleepwalk on Saturday.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Too many are sleepwalking into intolerance, manipulated by outrage machines designed to divide us.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Ogunleye also said their best guess was that the accident was caused by sleepwalking.
—Essence, 29 Aug. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The Buckeyes did not sleepwalk on Saturday.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Too many are sleepwalking into intolerance, manipulated by outrage machines designed to divide us.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Ogunleye also said their best guess was that the accident was caused by sleepwalking.
—Essence, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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