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People who have taken too much vitamin D, for example, have been taken to hospital with seizures, which, in some cases, have led to coma or death.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The second, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, was charged after waking from a coma in a Sydney hospital.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
Sajid Akram was shot dead by police during the attack, while his son Naveed, who was also shot by police, was charged with 59 offenses after waking from a dayslong coma this month.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
While Chase’s hospitalization in 2021 was previously reported, the severity of his condition — including the coma and doctors warning his family to prepare for the worst — had not been publicly disclosed until now.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Dec. 2025
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The second, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, was charged after waking from a coma in a Sydney hospital.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
Sajid Akram was shot dead by police during the attack, while his son Naveed, who was also shot by police, was charged with 59 offenses after waking from a dayslong coma this month.
—Reuters, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
While Chase’s hospitalization in 2021 was previously reported, the severity of his condition — including the coma and doctors warning his family to prepare for the worst — had not been publicly disclosed until now.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
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Plush and smooth, the mask’s 100-percent mulberry silk composition will not only promote the sweetest and most indulgent of slumbers but also work overtime to curb bedhead and fine lines — similar to the powers of the best silk pillowcases.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Villefranche-sur-Mer is between April and June, when restaurant terraces and small boutiques full of dresses stir from their winter slumber, but the summer tourists have yet to arrive.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Plants enter a hibernation-like state called dormancy to survive cold winters and avoid growing too early.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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Here are some themes and plotlines to keep an eye on in the second half of the season, as German football wakes from hibernation.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Plant dormancy is a type of physiological rest.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday, tight end Hunter Henry (rest), right tackle (Morgan Moses (illness) and linebacker Robert Spillane (ankle) were all upgraded to full participation.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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As well as testing the various systems on board, the crew will be test subjects themselves, helping Nasa understand the effects that space travel has on their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
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Green tea, for example, is high in caffeine and may disrupt sleep.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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Far from being a parlor trick, hypnosis is an effective treatment for IBS symptoms.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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Lengthy drives over the many bridges here can trigger highway hypnosis, a nap-like mental state caused by the bridge’s unique vibrations, monotonous scenery and the sense of going nowhere that leads one’s brain to shift to (non-existent) autopilot.—
Crai S Bower,
Outside,
18 Dec. 2025
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The only people for whom this situation isn’t terrifying are us, the audience, who feel nothing but the purgatorial torpor of sitting through a movie that’s too afraid of its own concept to do anything truly provocative with it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 Nov. 2025
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Though the idiom of abuse has changed, the critics are as hostile as ever, while their targets react only with curious torpor.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement What the hostage crisis was really like The city of Indianapolis came to a standstill as Kiritsis marched Hall, who wasn’t wearing a coat, down four blocks in near zero-degree temperatures to the Indiana statehouse.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The offense had slowed down to a standstill.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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