hibernation

noun

Definition of hibernationnext
as in slumber

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Recent Examples of hibernation Deep sleepers will appreciate the gradual wake-up call from a large catalog of alarm sounds, and an alarm volume that reaches decibels capable of reviving a bear from its hibernation. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026 On the other extreme, some species of squirrels enter super deep hibernation where their body temperature can go very close to freezing. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in time not just for fall and hibernation season but … drumroll, please … the very first Fat Marmot Week. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Shortly after IndieWire left, Gomez put on the bear costume and worked the sidewalk to celebrate the Bruin coming out of hibernation. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 The concept mirrors the popular Fat Bear Week, in which photos of bears go head to head in a bracket-style competition where people judge what bear has gained the most mass ahead of hibernation. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Only after 100 years of hibernation did Aang emerge from hiding and work to restore balance. — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026 The spacecraft enters hibernation during long stretches of its journey to conserve resources. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Late in the Ivy story, things erupted between them, and Ivy went into indefinite hibernation. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hibernation
  1. slumber
  2. coma
  3. rest
  4. torpor
  5. sleep
  6. hypnosis
Noun
  • Whereas Clara’s journey is one into slumber, inaction, passivity, and perpetuating the system.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fall is almost here, which means my flip-flops and sandals are seeing their final days of 2026, and my boots and sneakers are waking up from a long slumber.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of slumber
Noun
  • The first symptoms can be severe headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, and later symptoms include stiff neck, seizures and coma, NCDHHS said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Greer remains in critical condition in a coma, hooked up to a ventilator and feeding tube that are keeping her alive.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of coma
Noun
  • Water, snacks, rest and weather conditions shape the schedule, with his well-being guiding each appearance.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When budgets tighten, the report finds consumers protect relationships, rest and personal growth first, cutting material purchases and discretionary splurges before anything tied to connection or well-being.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rest
Noun
  • For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • With movie audiences drifting off to TV, studio release schedules featured torpor-inducing fare like A Man For All Seasons or The Alamo.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of torpor
Noun
  • Even during the rut, Infalt shoots most of his mature bucks in the thick stuff near where deer sleep.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Afternoon or evening exercise can improve strength, reduce stress, and lower injury risk, but intense sessions could disrupt sleep.
    — Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sleep
Noun
  • Over the following five weeks, four more episodes follow him through regression hypnosis, a naked woodland cult and a flotation tank, trailed by a life coach played by comedian Will Hislop, whose credentials came from Instagram.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The trauma would remain buried beneath a heavy shroud of silence and shame, resurfacing only decades later—almost violently breaking through—during a hypnosis session.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
Definition of hypnosis

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“Hibernation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hibernation. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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