as in slow
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
the city's downtown has been comatose for years
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Recent Examples of comatose
As Matt, a passive husband and father who discovers his comatose wife had been having an affair, Clooney exudes a naked vulnerability that in some ways is meant to be pathetic.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
His doctor gave him a cortisone shot during the comatose period and his doctor sent him home.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
During this comatose period, Foxx was taken to a doctor, who administered a cortisone shot and sent him home.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The suspenseful novel follows writer Lowen Ashleigh, who gets hired by the husband of a best-selling thriller author Verity Crawford to finish a series of novels that Verity cannot complete because of an accident that left her in a comatose state.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
His doctor gave him a cortisone shot during the comatose period and his doctor sent him home.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
During this comatose period, Foxx was taken to a doctor, who administered a cortisone shot and sent him home.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The suspenseful novel follows writer Lowen Ashleigh, who gets hired by the husband of a best-selling thriller author Verity Crawford to finish a series of novels that Verity cannot complete because of an accident that left her in a comatose state.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
Adjective
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The 2024-25 Bruins are slow, short on skill, inconsistent on defense and diminished in net.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Throw in weak stock markets and recent data warning of an economic slowdown, from slower job creation to downbeat snapshot GDP numbers from the Atlanta Fed, and this is no time for a disruptive trade policy.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stay Here: Christian Louboutin’s Vermelho (a Relais & Châteaux property in the sleepy village of Melides) is a true visual feast.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Eco-friendly boutique shops, trendy coffee spots, and cafes selling poke bowls have also popped up throughout the sleepy coastal town.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old sports reporter from Kansas City in New Orleans to cover Super Bowl LIX was found dead in his hotel room.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead at his Chateau Marmont bungalow.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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