as in sleepiness
the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep somnolence is likely to be the most typical and telling reaction to this novel

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Recent Examples of somnolence If successful, Murray wants the Senate to awake from its somnolence the past few months and years, having a free-flowing debate with lots of amendments considered. Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023 More little dramas are unfolding across South Korean boardrooms as activist investors become more assertive after a long period of somnolence. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023 Carolyn Kuan doesn’t do somnolence. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2022 For me, that response is instantaneous somnolence. New York Times, 20 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for somnolence
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fatigue
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  • One showed camouflage fatigues worn by a Colombian fighter festooned with patches that include the flag of Ukraine.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • But the latest findings indicate that, while Trump still commands deep loyalty among a significant portion of the GOP base, his branding power may be reaching its ceiling—or even entering a phase of fatigue or redefinition.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025

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“Somnolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somnolence. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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