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Recent Examples of coma
Excessive doses can even lead to coma or death, the Food and Drug Administration warns.
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
She was sent home after being treated at a hospital but collapsed days later and was rushed to UCLA Children’s Hospital, where she was placed in an induced coma and underwent emergency brain surgery, the family said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The object has an icy nucleus and is surrounded by a bright cloud of gas and dust known as a coma that defines an active comet.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Two months later, a 4-year-old died in another apartment fire that left her mother in a coma.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
She was sent home after being treated at a hospital but collapsed days later and was rushed to UCLA Children’s Hospital, where she was placed in an induced coma and underwent emergency brain surgery, the family said.
—City News Service, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The object has an icy nucleus and is surrounded by a bright cloud of gas and dust known as a coma that defines an active comet.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Two months later, a 4-year-old died in another apartment fire that left her mother in a coma.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
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In fact, that group spent more than two hours a day on average thinking about slumber, Dzierzewski said, which affects parents’ mental load.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The world’s largest acidic geyser in Yellowstone National Park is erupting again after a six-year slumber.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Including Broadcom and Marvell for good measure to reinforce the idea that despite the scary geopolitical headlines the semis have simply been in winter hibernation, are starting to wake up and will likely run free again as the snow and geopolitical tensions finally melt away.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Birds chirped and neighbors emerged from hibernation, exchanging greetings after months indoors.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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For a safer outdoor work environment, follow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s guidance by scheduling regular rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned places.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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As Sleep Awareness Week (March 8–14) shines a spotlight on the importance of rest, many families are realizing just how hard quality sleep can be to come by.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The detainees describe a camp where an average of about 3,000 people have lived per day in loud and unsanitary quarters, diseases spread easily and sleep is a luxury.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Light, sleep, and meal timing influence this clock.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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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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Will his cannon shot across the bow of democracy rouse them from their torpor?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 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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And that majority shrank further after Greene retired in January, leaving her seat vacant for several months as Congress is at a standstill amid a partial government shutdown.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Galaxy Globe bulk carrier and the Luojiashan tanker anchored in Oman on Tuesday as the Strait of Hormuz remains at a virtual standstill.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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