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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Really just to wake him up to the notion that he’s been sleepwalking for the last 10 or 20 years.
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Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 31 May 2025
And marketers who assume otherwise are sleepwalking into attrition.
—Richard Jones, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
My party was sleepwalking into a second Trump term.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
Terrible visual effects, bad plot, ridiculous villain, a cast who mostly sleepwalk through their roles – with the exception again of Reeve, who commits to the role fully and sells the themes about disarmament even while the movie falls apart around him.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 31 May 2025
And marketers who assume otherwise are sleepwalking into attrition.
—Richard Jones, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
My party was sleepwalking into a second Trump term.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
Terrible visual effects, bad plot, ridiculous villain, a cast who mostly sleepwalk through their roles – with the exception again of Reeve, who commits to the role fully and sells the themes about disarmament even while the movie falls apart around him.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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