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Recent Examples of hibernation
Boise summer concert season is emerging from hibernation.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
In the fall, at a time when bears should be gearing up for winter hibernation with their offspring, the Arizona Department of Game and Fish dropped off five emaciated cubs in the span of a month.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Bears generally go into hibernation to save energy and resources—but that’s not always the case.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Snow can protect plants and soils from deep freezes and affect wildlife migration, hibernation and survival.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Brumation isn’t as deep a state as hibernation, however, and snakes can come out of it once temperatures rebound.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
At the video's end, the man clarifies that the cold-blooded iguanas are not dead, but rather in brumation — reptiles' version of hibernation.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
The nearly 50-year-old tortoise goes into a form of hibernation called brumation around Thanksgiving, KUSI reported.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
While black bears are currently in hibernation, there are numerous precautions Connecticut residents can take when the bears emerge this spring.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
In the fall, at a time when bears should be gearing up for winter hibernation with their offspring, the Arizona Department of Game and Fish dropped off five emaciated cubs in the span of a month.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Bears generally go into hibernation to save energy and resources—but that’s not always the case.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Snow can protect plants and soils from deep freezes and affect wildlife migration, hibernation and survival.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Brumation isn’t as deep a state as hibernation, however, and snakes can come out of it once temperatures rebound.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
At the video's end, the man clarifies that the cold-blooded iguanas are not dead, but rather in brumation — reptiles' version of hibernation.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
The nearly 50-year-old tortoise goes into a form of hibernation called brumation around Thanksgiving, KUSI reported.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
While black bears are currently in hibernation, there are numerous precautions Connecticut residents can take when the bears emerge this spring.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hibernation
Noun
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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
Noun
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If ingested, the worms can cause severe headaches, stiff neck, the sensation of tingling or painful skin, low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, coma and sometimes death.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Presner Nelson said that the family arrived to find that their brother was in a coma with no chance of recovery.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the time the mistake was realized and the wayward runners were led back onto the race course, they had been overtaken by rest of the field.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Real rest restores your balance and brightens future choices.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Staff sometimes withheld medications she'd long been prescribed to keep her anxiety in check and help her sleep.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cluttered minds and cluttered bedrooms can be the worst kind of companion when trying to get a good night’s sleep.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 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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“Hibernation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hibernation. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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