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Recent Examples of coma
Lead in any amount can cause health problems, particularly in children, whether a person breathes it in or ingests it, while extremely high lead levels can cause a seizure, coma or death.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
He was admitted straight into intensive care and placed into an induced coma.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
After waking up from a brief coma, doctors discover that Amy has partial retrograde amnesia and no recollection of the past eight years.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This past July, a 16 year-old in Memphis died from heatstroke after a football practice, and a 17-year-old in Houston spent a week in a coma following a training session.
—Laura Schifter, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
He was admitted straight into intensive care and placed into an induced coma.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
After waking up from a brief coma, doctors discover that Amy has partial retrograde amnesia and no recollection of the past eight years.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This past July, a 16 year-old in Memphis died from heatstroke after a football practice, and a 17-year-old in Houston spent a week in a coma following a training session.
—Laura Schifter, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
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In sleep mode, the display turns off, so the lights won’t disturb your slumber.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are signs the trio’s lumber might be waking from its collective slumber.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The adult male bears generally average around 700 to 900 pounds by mid-summer, but can swell to over 1,200 pounds by late summer and fall while eating to prepare for hibernation, according to the Fat Bear Week contest.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Sep. 2025
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The event celebrates the bears' success in gaining weight, which is crucial for their winter hibernation.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prioritize your rest and peace of mind by being as honest as possible.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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She was invited to join Unrivaled after her rookie season but elected for some rest after playing a full calendar year that started with her senior season in Iowa.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two years after founding Huffington Post, Huffington collapsed from exhaustion and sleep deprivation.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The mere presence of a phone in the bedroom can disrupt sleep, kids don’t even have to be using it in the middle of the night.—
Jean M. Twenge,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This can include diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, hypnosis and mindfulness.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Radiance keeps its followers under a mass collective hypnosis, while the Pale King offers individuality, and manages to win the bugs over to his side.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bears do not truly hibernate, but instead enervate, or enter a state of torpor, in their dens.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Kaufman-esque sequence that chases an ever-balding Mike through his movie roles and towards his destiny is great fun to watch, but ultimately calls our attention to the relative torpor that surrounds it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ragasa brought finance hub Hong Kong and swathes of southern China to a standstill on Wednesday, after barreling through remote islands in the Philippines and mountainous regions of Taiwan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The rains brought the state capital to a standstill, seriously hampering preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja — the biggest annual festival of Hindus in West Bengal state.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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