coma

noun

Definition of comanext
as in slumber

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Recent Examples of coma He was placed in an induced coma for five days and underwent several surgeries. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 The second drug, an anesthetic, would place her into a deep coma. — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026 Symptoms of this condition include delirium, seizures, an abnormal heart rhythm, hyperthermia, coma and death. — Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis. — Mary Ella Hastings july 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
  1. slumber
  2. hibernation
  3. rest
  4. sleep
  5. hypnosis
  6. torpor
  7. standstill
Noun
  • Fall is almost here, which means my flip-flops and sandals are seeing their final days of 2026, and my boots and sneakers are waking up from a long slumber.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Weather can be temperamental in the spring, but wildlife emerges from winter slumbers at this time of year.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of slumber
Noun
  • The concept mirrors the popular Fat Bear Week, in which photos of bears go head to head in a bracket-style competition where people judge what bear has gained the most mass ahead of hibernation.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Only after 100 years of hibernation did Aang emerge from hiding and work to restore balance.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of hibernation
Noun
  • The Virgo Moon moves through your private 12th house, making rest, reflection, and emotional processing more important than constant availability.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There’s the fact that the top 1 percent of Americans now make over twenty-six times more money than all the rest of the country.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rest
Noun
  • Her psychiatrist told her to stop taking Zoloft and advised her to take Ativan and Benadryl to help her sleep, according to the note.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • O'Donnell and Rubin also discussed other symptoms that can usually accompany menopause, such as hot flashes, sleep problems, mood swings, weight gain and memory issues.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sleep
Noun
  • The trauma would remain buried beneath a heavy shroud of silence and shame, resurfacing only decades later—almost violently breaking through—during a hypnosis session.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
  • Emmy Brunner’s next one-day immersive experience, The Shift, takes place Saturday, July 18, in New York City and uses her VINTIVITY Method, including neural reprogramming, clinical hypnosis and experiential techniques.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 July 2026
Definition of hypnosis
Noun
  • For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • With movie audiences drifting off to TV, studio release schedules featured torpor-inducing fare like A Man For All Seasons or The Alamo.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of torpor
Noun
  • Lawsuits were forced into a standstill as McDonnell refused to engage.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Public transportation and cultural events have come to a standstill.
    — Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of standstill

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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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