insensibilities

plural of insensibility
as in trances
a temporary state of unconsciousness knocked into insensibility by the blow to the head

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Noun
  • By last winter, after significant reconstruction, rolling blackouts were rare, and power shortages were mostly localized.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Almost half of Ethiopia's 130 million people lack access to electricity and even the capital Addis Ababa experiences regular blackouts.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Forest walks, lazy lake days, midday swims, and evening bonfires are a part of your regular day.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mall runs and night swims save the summer in the United Arab Emirates.
    Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s partly because prolonged summer swoons have become an annual occurrence under Boone.
    Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
  • So of course Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) swoons after their first official conversation.
    Mara Reinstein, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Insensibilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensibilities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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