coma

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Recent Examples of coma In the first few episodes of the show, her character is in a coma. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Ertegun was taken to the hospital, having fallen into a coma, and passed away on December 14. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 The 21-year-old was placed in an induced coma and underwent surgery Tuesday in hopes of aiding his recovery. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Some of the most common symptoms of a stroke include aphasia (trouble speaking or loss of speech), blurry/double vision, confusion, coma, dizziness/loss of coordination, memory loss, mood swings and headaches. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
  • In the video, each dog, Bentley, 7, and Prada, is positioned on opposite sides of the room, both of them deep in slumber.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The cards show your heart has been waking back up from a deep and somber slumber to finally roar more loudly than ever in July.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For Heat fans, Media Day is when the players come out of hibernation and prepare for training camp, which will be held at FAU starting Tuesday.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Each summer, a high concentration of bears congregate along the Brooks River as salmon migrate upstream to spawn, creating easy pickings for the mammals who need to pack on the fat ahead of hibernation.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Later bedtimes, co-sleeping, and room sharing—practices more common in some Latino households—may affect both sleep duration and how parents perceive their children’s rest.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, listen to your skin, alternate between exfoliation and hydration, and give your skin rest time to recover.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It's powered by the fast and efficient S10 chip and boasts tons of health, fitness, and lifestyle features, including GPS workout recording, an ECG, sleep and cycle tracking, music, podcasts, and support for third-party apps.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The trainer told Fox News Digital that regular exercise and getting enough sleep are also crucial to reducing inflammatory markers, as well as staying hydrated and avoiding stress.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In other words, an irresistible hypnosis for cinephiles.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This can include diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, hypnosis and mindfulness.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The sense of torpor extends to the roster.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Bears do not truly hibernate, but instead enervate, or enter a state of torpor, in their dens.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Jonathan Kuminga drama finally came to an end earlier this week after a long and tumultuous standstill between the two sides.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The end of the zero-interest-rate era in 2022 brought the M & A and IPO markets — the industry's primary exit paths — to a virtual standstill.
    Ganesh Rao,Julianna Tatelbaum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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