as in sleepiness
the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep
somnolence is likely to be the most typical and telling reaction to this novel
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Recent Examples of somnolence
If successful, Murray wants the Senate to awake from its somnolence the past few months and years, having a free-flowing debate with lots of amendments considered.
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Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
More little dramas are unfolding across South Korean boardrooms as activist investors become more assertive after a long period of somnolence.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
Carolyn Kuan doesn’t do somnolence.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2022
For me, that response is instantaneous somnolence.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
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Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
More little dramas are unfolding across South Korean boardrooms as activist investors become more assertive after a long period of somnolence.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
Carolyn Kuan doesn’t do somnolence.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2022
For me, that response is instantaneous somnolence.
—New York Times, 20 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somnolence
fatigue
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There is excitement and motivation, but also fatigue, irritability and unexpected stress.—
Inga Bielińska,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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During this phase, people with migraines often develop symptoms that are characteristic and recognizable, like dizziness, fatigue, difficulty focusing, sensitivity to light (photophobia) and sound (phonophobia), neck pain and stiffness before the onset of actual head pain, Pavlovic explains.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
14 July 2025
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“Somnolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somnolence. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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