1
as in sleepy
desiring or needing sleep
the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class
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as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
listened to drowsy music while waiting in the dentist's office
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Recent Examples of drowsy
Preparation through adequate rest is an important part of avoiding drowsy driving, which could be fatal, according to NHTSA.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
After millions of Americans enjoy a hearty meal with family and friends on Thanksgiving, there's sure to be someone who starts to get drowsy.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Last night’s episode never recovered from its drowsy start.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
Most cases clear up on their own without complications, but parents should contact a doctor if a child cannot keep fluids down, has a high fever lasting more than a few days or seems unusually drowsy or irritable.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
After millions of Americans enjoy a hearty meal with family and friends on Thanksgiving, there's sure to be someone who starts to get drowsy.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Last night’s episode never recovered from its drowsy start.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
Most cases clear up on their own without complications, but parents should contact a doctor if a child cannot keep fluids down, has a high fever lasting more than a few days or seems unusually drowsy or irritable.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowsy
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But my interpreter and guide, Alex Kotchev, a Bulgarian who has spent more than two decades living and eating attentively in Sapporo, steered me instead to Menya Saimi, in a sleepy residential neighborhood a half hour's subway ride from the city center.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rogan began the show in his customary posture of sleepy truculence.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Luhrmann has also unearthed some hypnotic clips of Elvis performing live in Hawaii in 1957, wearing a shimmering gold jacket, his neck ringed with a lei.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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But his hypnotic voice poured through the phone.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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An autopsy showed that the infant died from asphyxiation secondary to a co-sleeping/overlay event with an unsafe sleeping environment.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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This is a condition where, due to stress or hormonal changes, the body puts the hair follicles into a resting phase.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Dec. 2025
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Taking minoxidil orally can support the hair follicle cycle and trigger anagen (the resting phase) prematurely.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Drowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsy. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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