comatose
adjective
co·ma·tose
ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs 
ˈkä-
ˈkä-
Examples of comatose in a Sentence
She lay in a comatose state.
the city's downtown has been comatose for years
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
While one is awake in the world, the other is in a comatose state generating the fluid necessary for their counterpart to stay alive.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
His longtime legal adviser has said that Mr. Latchford was comatose at the time and unable to rebut the charges.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The ‘real’ Camille, meanwhile, has become an insensible, comatose carcass, although no one seems to notice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comatose. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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comatose
adjective
co·ma·tose
ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs
ˈkäm-ə-
ˈkäm-ə-
: of, resembling, or affected with coma
a comatose patient
a comatose condition
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