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 mother-in-law is sleepwalking with a gun.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The defense cannot continue to prop up an offense that sleepwalks through the first half or a special teams group that sabotages with fundamental gaffes.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
Watts, Nash, Close, Taylor (a member of the new firm) and Paulson are sleepwalking through their scenes, each one of them acting somewhat at a distance from the material and each other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Miami was sleepwalking through that first half.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The defense cannot continue to prop up an offense that sleepwalks through the first half or a special teams group that sabotages with fundamental gaffes.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
Watts, Nash, Close, Taylor (a member of the new firm) and Paulson are sleepwalking through their scenes, each one of them acting somewhat at a distance from the material and each other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Miami was sleepwalking through that first half.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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