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
The suspenseful novel follows writer Lowen Ashleigh, who gets hired by the husband of a best-selling thriller author Verity Crawford to finish a series of novels that Verity cannot complete because of an accident that left her in a comatose state.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
And that’s to say nothing of the comatose Lila, who’s been kept in the bosom of a thinking machine that makes Alexa look like an Atari 2600.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Like, worse than the time Lois accused the nurse of pleasuring her comatose husband.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
The gang is after Shaw (Statham) for Han’s death while the villain seeks revenge on his comatose brother's (Evans) behalf.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
And that’s to say nothing of the comatose Lila, who’s been kept in the bosom of a thinking machine that makes Alexa look like an Atari 2600.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Like, worse than the time Lois accused the nurse of pleasuring her comatose husband.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
The gang is after Shaw (Statham) for Han’s death while the villain seeks revenge on his comatose brother's (Evans) behalf.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comatose
Adjective
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Level 2 charging times with the Premium trim and its smaller 14.9 kWh battery are roughly the same thanks to a slower onboard charger (3 kW vs. 6 on the Ultimate).—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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After the fines in September, SpaceX sent a letter to Congress blasting AST for being too slow to keep up with the booming space industry.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike other beach towns in Texas, Matagorda Bay is sleepy.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Penrod, 85, spent much of his life transforming Miami Beach through his ownership of bars and restaurants, helping change the city from a once sleepy retirement community into a resort destination.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Read, 44, is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in 2022.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The future of the ceasefire remains unclear When the first phase of the ceasefire ends on March 2, there will still be 59 hostages remaining in Gaza, nearly half of them confirmed dead.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Comatose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comatose. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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