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Recent Examples of coma
These can progress to a coma within 24 to 48 hours, according to the CDC.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
The impact fractured his skull and left him in a coma for months.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Osi Umenyiora, a former New York Giants star and two-time Super Bowl champion, revealed a harrowing health battle that left him in a coma for several days.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In the episode’s final moments, Thalia appears before Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Chiron after waking from a three-day coma.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
The impact fractured his skull and left him in a coma for months.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Osi Umenyiora, a former New York Giants star and two-time Super Bowl champion, revealed a harrowing health battle that left him in a coma for several days.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In the episode’s final moments, Thalia appears before Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Chiron after waking from a three-day coma.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
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But the glamorous noblewoman has not emerged from decades of slumber in a glass coffin at the Kremlin just to feast.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kelce will help Sleep Number promote its products as part of a three-year contract, by appearing in digital content, ad campaigns, and television commercials to talk about the vital relationship between quality slumber and performance-slash-recovery.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Snow can protect plants and soils from deep freezes and affect wildlife migration, hibernation and survival.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Brumation isn’t as deep a state as hibernation, however, and snakes can come out of it once temperatures rebound.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The only way to heal from runner’s knee is rest.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Another warning sign that often flies under the radar is profound fatigue—an overwhelming tiredness that doesn’t go away with rest (something that many of us are quick to dismiss).—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Aulden’s periods of sleep regression also put Humphries in a difficult position.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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The researchers ran an online survey asking runners to track their training and injury status every week for 26 weeks, while also filling out a weekly questionnaire about the quality and quantity of their sleep.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The 12-minute-long Rotation is about a therapeutic hypnosis ritual experienced by a young Ukrainian woman who shifted from civilian life to military service due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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Composite sketches of a suspect were released after some witnesses, under hypnosis, claimed to have seen a man at the site of the Tim King abductions but those leads did not materialize.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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As the study notes, their brain cells maintain mitochondrial integrity and avoid oxidative stress during torpor.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our economy is close to coming to a standstill.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Because of Tuesday’s rule failure, any bills tucked into that measure sit at a standstill.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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