as in slow
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
the city's downtown has been comatose for years
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Recent Examples of comatose
Max is comatose in the hospital, her consciousness trapped in Vecna’s mindscape.
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Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Ash-like material darkens the air, coming out of the giant cracks in the world Vecna ripped open by using the lives of four people, including the now-comatose Max, to open four gates from the Upside Down.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
My father played his scales, and Tony remained comatose.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Halloween 4 takes place a decade after the events of Halloween II, with Michael having been comatose for the past 10 years.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Ash-like material darkens the air, coming out of the giant cracks in the world Vecna ripped open by using the lives of four people, including the now-comatose Max, to open four gates from the Upside Down.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
My father played his scales, and Tony remained comatose.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Halloween 4 takes place a decade after the events of Halloween II, with Michael having been comatose for the past 10 years.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
Adjective
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Council members LaWana Slack-Mayfield, Malcolm Graham and Joi Mayo, whose west Charlotte District 3 contains most of the affected part of I-77, pressed the agency on its slow responses to their questions, asked in November, shortly after NCDOT released its maps for the first time.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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The jokes and musical bits are amusing but not groundbreaking, and the story is too light and slow to have a real impact.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The series’ Vladimir, played by Leo Woodall, is a rising literary star and a young father who’s just arrived at a sleepy upstate college, where he and his wife are set to teach.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Then, last Tuesday, Jackie started pancaking — lying flat in the nest bowl — for long stretches and her eyes looked sleepy.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The operation left dozens of people dead and dozens more wounded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who directed the Islamic Republic’s campaign of regional terror for more than three decades, is dead.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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