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as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor
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as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
following a gut-busting Thanksgiving dinner, we spent the rest of the day lounging about in a contented torpor
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Recent Examples of torpor
Will his cannon shot across the bow of democracy rouse them from their torpor?
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
Inducing torpor-like states in humans is an active area of research, especially in relation to emergency medicine and long-duration spaceflight.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.
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Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
As for Farrell, rarely has a pathological abdication of responsibility been so uncannily conveyed; he’s well matched by his The Beguiled co-star, Nicole Kidman, who cuts through the body-snatcher torpor of the material with her growing rage and panic.
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A.a. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for torpor
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
Inducing torpor-like states in humans is an active area of research, especially in relation to emergency medicine and long-duration spaceflight.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.
—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
As for Farrell, rarely has a pathological abdication of responsibility been so uncannily conveyed; he’s well matched by his The Beguiled co-star, Nicole Kidman, who cuts through the body-snatcher torpor of the material with her growing rage and panic.
—
A.a. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpor
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Beginning with the pilot, there’s also been an appealing restlessness to Kate, a loose physicality and prideful disregard for glamour.
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The investigation, according to the archives, cited several factors as contributing to the tragedy, including Holland’s disregard of procedures, the failure of superiors to take previous action and the inadequate preparation of crew members aboard the doomed plane.
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Career pivots are often messy, beginning with boredom signaling that current work no longer fits.
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Sitting with boredom is a political act.
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Young workers have adapted to instability, ambiguity, automation, debt and institutional indifference for years now.
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All to the utter indifference of a Hollywood that hadn’t even bothered to hear of him.
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Some of these symptoms include a high fever, lethargy, hearing loss, kidney failure, confusion, brain damage, learning disabilities, coma and possibly death.
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Symptoms of prolonged deficiency include ventroflexion of the neck (bending the head toward the floor); mental dullness (confusion, lethargy, non-responsiveness, failing to interact, low energy); vision changes; wobbly walking, circling, or falling; seizures; and weakness and lethargy.
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But now, the Outback appears to be out of its stupor.
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Their apps seem clearly designed, much like TikTok and Candy Crush, to keep users scrolling and tapping in a hypnotic stupor.
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“Torpor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpor. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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