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
But on his debut solo album, Heavy Metal, the rising art-rock star reveals his hand as a singer-songwriter extraordinaire, toning things down and slipping into a drowsy falsetto.
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Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Preparation through adequate rest is an important part of avoiding drowsy driving, which could be fatal, according to NHTSA.
—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
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Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Preparation through adequate rest is an important part of avoiding drowsy driving, which could be fatal, according to NHTSA.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowsy
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The Lick On an otherwise unremarkable day, a young woman in a gray Chevy Impala pulled up to the front of a sprawling modern home in a sleepy Florida town.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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At that point, the parasite disrupts brain regions that regulate circadian rhythm, causing patients to become sleepy during the day and awake at night.—
Fran Kritz,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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Their apps seem clearly designed, much like TikTok and Candy Crush, to keep users scrolling and tapping in a hypnotic stupor.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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See it in a theatre now, and let every majestic desert vista and hypnotic beat of Kangding Ray’s music (inexplicably overlooked for Best Original Score) burn itself into your memory.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 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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That’s because when the body experiences physical stress, including losing weight quickly, more hairs can shift into a resting phase and fall out a few months later — typically two to three months after the event, Rossi explains.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 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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“Drowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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