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Recent Examples of coma
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Baek is in a coma following the events of the firefight.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 25 July 2025
Seven days ago, Daily responded to rumors that Hogan was in a coma on Instagram.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Lucky for Madison, her childhood friend Nika beats the officer off with a blow to his head, which leaves him hospitalized in a coma, and the two young women the focus of an escalating police manhunt.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Plenty of cosmic rays peppering the images, but the comet's coma looks very nice and puffy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 25 July 2025
Seven days ago, Daily responded to rumors that Hogan was in a coma on Instagram.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Lucky for Madison, her childhood friend Nika beats the officer off with a blow to his head, which leaves him hospitalized in a coma, and the two young women the focus of an escalating police manhunt.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Plenty of cosmic rays peppering the images, but the comet's coma looks very nice and puffy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
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Neurodegenerative diseases are surging, yet our nation slumbers, unaware of the devastation ahead.—
Shahriar Minokadeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The victim woke up from his slumber and had words with Alcantara at the 145 St. station in West Harlem, police sources told the Daily News.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Surviving on edge-of-starvation rations, the broken equipment bought them necessary hours of life-saving rest.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Look for office chairs with adjustable features, including an adjustable chair height, neck rest, lumbar support, seat tilt, seat slide and mobile armrests.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tossing and turning all night on an uncomfortable bed isn’t exactly the perfect recipe for a good night’s sleep, but splurging on a new mattress isn’t the only solution.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some people also have anal itching that wakes them up from sleep.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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My special interest was really with my book, Brave, and focusing on this massive hypnosis and how to unwire people’s minds and how to set them free a little bit.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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For those seeking a deeper relaxation experience, the package also includes a 20-minute sleep hypnosis audio, developed by The Traveling Hypnotist Podcast, with calming ocean sounds recorded right at The Sanctuary resort.—
Laura Parker,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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And the torpor is reflected in DraftKings’ NBA title odds for next season, as of Wednesday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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In the mid-to-late ’70s, when New York was sunk into the torpor of potential economic ruin, the city was fabled in another way.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Cruz wanted to bring Congress to a standstill by engineering a government shutdown in a bid to defund Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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This year, with humanitarian distress higher, the country has received just 6.7 percent of an already bare-bones UN appeal for $612 million, with American aid practically at a standstill.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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