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Recent Examples of coma
Properties such as a marginal coma and short tail indicate signs of cometary activity, according to the Minor Planet Center.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 July 2025
The parents of the teenage girl who suffered brain damage in a boating accident that took the life of her classmate described the anguish of seeing their daughter, once a star soccer player, lying unconscious in a coma for months.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Trying to stop the runaway, Jeff was knocked to the concrete and sustained a fractured skull and other life-threatening injuries that left him in a coma for weeks.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
His donor was 47 years old Immediately after the accident, Joe was in a three-month coma.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 July 2025
The parents of the teenage girl who suffered brain damage in a boating accident that took the life of her classmate described the anguish of seeing their daughter, once a star soccer player, lying unconscious in a coma for months.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Trying to stop the runaway, Jeff was knocked to the concrete and sustained a fractured skull and other life-threatening injuries that left him in a coma for weeks.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
His donor was 47 years old Immediately after the accident, Joe was in a three-month coma.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
Noun
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His experience inspired him to study how warm nighttime showers support slumber.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 July 2025
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And with a new season upon us, now is the perfect time to refresh your home with breathable textiles that make slumbers peaceful, cozy, and sweat-free.—
Isabella Milano,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
Noun
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If your back starts to sag, rest and reset to maintain proper form.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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Located in a former Baroque palace estate in the Juárez neighborhood, this house is what sunny fever dreams are made of: a massive outdoor pool is lined by plush loungers, where the city’s chicest rest atop olive-and-white towels and sip mezcal cocktails and natural wine.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Eating 30 grams of protein 30 minutes before sleep is ideal.12 To avoid any potential sleep disturbances, try to keep your snack low in sugar and fat.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
14 July 2025
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On the show, the long-time parenting expert helped families address issues like lack of discipline, controlling behavior, sleep separation, disrespect and communication.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The expert emphasized, however, that hypnosis is not a standalone cure for problem drinking.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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By the time the film is careening toward climax, highway hypnosis has set in.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Just a mile out of Fairfield, two vehicles collided, bringing traffic to a standstill.—
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Voting had come to a standstill, dragging for more than three hours, with holdout senators huddling for negotiations and taking private meetings off the Senate floor.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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