coma

noun

Definition of comanext
as in slumber

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Recent Examples of coma American freestyle skier Jamie MoCrazy, who at the 2013 Winter X-Games became the first woman to land a double backflip during a slopestyle ski run, confronted that reality after a traumatic brain injury left her in a coma at age 22. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 In more severe cases, symptoms include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, vision loss, paralysis and coma. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 In May, the singer had been placed into an induced coma after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026 She had been placed in an induced coma for a period but was reportedly improving last month and expected to make a good recovery. — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
  1. slumber
  2. hibernation
  3. rest
  4. sleep
  5. hypnosis
  6. torpor
  7. standstill
Noun
  • Hasbro has also gotten a boost from the traditional toy market waking up from a long slumber.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Gu-cheon has woken up from his drugged slumber and heads into the Realm of the Gwi.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of slumber
Noun
  • Only after 100 years of hibernation did Aang emerge from hiding and work to restore balance.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The spacecraft enters hibernation during long stretches of its journey to conserve resources.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of hibernation
Noun
  • Few things will impact your bottom line as directly as your investment in rest.
    — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Weeks 1 through 3 alternate 5 to 10 minutes of walking with short 1- to 3-minute rest breaks, three days a week.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of rest
Noun
  • The advisers voted 7-6 against including the sleep-inducing peptide emideltide.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • According to a 2021 study in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, 3% of kids aged 13-15 who consumed a low amount of caffeine got less than six hours of sleep a night.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of sleep
Noun
  • The trauma would remain buried beneath a heavy shroud of silence and shame, resurfacing only decades later—almost violently breaking through—during a hypnosis session.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
  • Emmy Brunner’s next one-day immersive experience, The Shift, takes place Saturday, July 18, in New York City and uses her VINTIVITY Method, including neural reprogramming, clinical hypnosis and experiential techniques.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 July 2026
Definition of hypnosis
Noun
  • With movie audiences drifting off to TV, studio release schedules featured torpor-inducing fare like A Man For All Seasons or The Alamo.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • San José, the Costa Rican capital, in all its throughways and recreation spots, transforms into an emotional terrain through which all the existential torpor and dislocation reverberate.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Definition of torpor
Noun
  • The market may be underestimating the risk of a prolonged oil standstill.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, in Ituri province, came to a standstill after doctors, nurses and security staff stopped work.
    — Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of standstill

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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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