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
Max is comatose in the hospital, her consciousness trapped in Vecna’s mindscape.
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Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Max Mayfield Currently comatose in the hospital.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
My father played his scales, and Tony remained comatose.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Halloween 4 takes place a decade after the events of Halloween II, with Michael having been comatose for the past 10 years.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lorraine Ali, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Max Mayfield Currently comatose in the hospital.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
My father played his scales, and Tony remained comatose.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Halloween 4 takes place a decade after the events of Halloween II, with Michael having been comatose for the past 10 years.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comatose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
Adjective
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Some folks who were moving a little slow, some folks wanted to dilute the Canadiana or the Big C Canadian of it.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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In practice, the process is slow, burdensome, and uncertain.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Once a sleepy segment of the overall business, the unit sells power generators, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines that produce electricity for buildings, factories and data centers.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Did the dates and times printed on these sleepy flyers arrive at some juncture somewhere in the world, and did children really congregate to do science experiments?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The first raid left 30 insurgents dead in Panjgur district in Balochistan province, according to a military statement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Then use dead leaves, small boughs, or wood chips to fill in open spaces and make the bottom layer roughly level with the stump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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