drowsiness

as in sleepiness
the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep we tried to fight our drowsiness but fell asleep anyway

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Noun
  • Regardless of your fitness level, stay alert for other cardiac warning signs, too: pain that radiates down your arm or jaw, unusual fatigue, and fainting or almost fainting.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 23 June 2025
  • Add alert fatigue and organizations are left with blind spots hidden behind dashboards.
    Rick Hutchinson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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  • The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
  • Organized labor shows corporate managements who’s the boss: This year continued the strengthening of union power after decades of somnolence.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Drowsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsiness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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