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Noun
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The most common bacterial threats include Salmonella and E. coli, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea (often bloody), dehydration, fever, and lethargy.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2025 -
The main clinical signs of HCM are coughing and lethargy.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His erotic energy jolts the community from its torpor.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their bodies go into a torpor where their heart rate and metabolism slows 20% to 50%.—
Damon Arthur,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Wakefield-Scurr’s discoveries have helped rupture the long-standing lassitude.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But neither was there the ho-hum, dutiful lassitude that usually accompanies second inaugurations, like Barack Obama’s in 2013.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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