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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Her tendency to sleepwalk (a side effect of taking lithium), exacerbated by stressful family situations and an equally stressful job, has already gotten her into trouble more than once.
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Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Seemingly sleepwalking toward a record streak, which has highlighted his constancy, should certainly help.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Hosting, decorating, and social causes — these are all in the typical realm of a First Lady, but Melania seems to be sleepwalking through them.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2026
This didn’t feel like a team sleepwalking through a trip to Manhattan.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Seemingly sleepwalking toward a record streak, which has highlighted his constancy, should certainly help.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Hosting, decorating, and social causes — these are all in the typical realm of a First Lady, but Melania seems to be sleepwalking through them.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2026
This didn’t feel like a team sleepwalking through a trip to Manhattan.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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