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Noun
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Like hibernation, this dormant period is characterized by lethargy and a waning appetite during the colder months, according to Nationwide Pet Insurance.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026 -
And the home side seemingly used that sense of injustice to shake off their lethargy, with the rest of the first half a consistent stream of Napoli attacks.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the study notes, their brain cells maintain mitochondrial integrity and avoid oxidative stress during torpor.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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Europe’s lassitude is heightened by internal divisions.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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The tiredness of the players has a diminishing effect on the level of spectacle and the games and goals become unmemorable.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The drug is currently approved to treat tiredness in people with sleep apnea and narcolepsy.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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