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Noun
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Becker advises watching for excessive licking, especially of the paws, drooling, skin irritation, or unusual lethargy.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Officers on the scene noted clear signs of impairment, notably lethargy, bloodshot eyes, and difficulty with sobriety tests, despite a breathalyzer showing no alcohol.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In theory, to safely come back from induced hibernation, or even cryosleep, the body and mind would likely need hours or days to reverse the changes induced by torpor.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
22 Mar. 2026
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This period of dormancy is referred to as torpor, as bears reduce activity and stay largely inside their warm dens.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Europe’s lassitude is heightened by internal divisions.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Symptoms include pallor or loss of color in the skin, extreme tiredness, easy bruising, unusual bleeding, decreased urination or blood in the urine, swelling of the legs, confusion, seizures, stroke, and high blood pressure, the clinic states.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
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When your sleep quality or consistency fluctuates, your body has a harder time keeping things regulated, which can result in sluggish energy levels, tiredness, and fatigue.—
Kristen Gasnick,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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