torpidity

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Noun
  • Neurological Effects Very high levels of magnesium can affect the brain and nervous system, leading to symptoms like drowsiness, confusion, lethargy, and depression.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 13 June 2025
  • Ricky Darryl had all the telltale signs: a dangerously high fever of 107 degrees Fahrenheit, pale gums, extreme lethargy, and near-total exhaustion.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • In the mid-to-late ’70s, when New York was sunk into the torpor of potential economic ruin, the city was fabled in another way.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
  • There are many reasons why putting humans into torpor for long-duration spaceflight is a good idea.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2016
Noun
  • The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But neither was there the ho-hum, dutiful lassitude that usually accompanies second inaugurations, like Barack Obama’s in 2013.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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