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
  • The cause may be different, but the blackouts Cuba is now experiencing are not new.
    Luisa Blanco, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • The urgency of the rescue package is underscored by the African Development Bank’s latest industrial rankings, which placed Morocco ahead of South Africa for the first time since 2010 following rolling power blackouts and weak supply chains.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.
    John Biggs, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The Catskills have long been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
  • At the three-day event, guests enjoyed lazy pool swims, yoga classes, pizza night and cooking lessons, a beach day with BBQ in true Australian style, a visit to the salt marshes and a relaxed dinner surrounded by nature on the Isola Grande.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • There’s a segment of the audience that practically swoons when good news befalls some of the cast at the end of the play.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Sitting at a baby grand piano, Mars prompted swoons with his delivery of the lyrics, his pure voice holding notes with the same muscularity as early in the show.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Insensibilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensibilities. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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