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Recent Examples of coma
This is the kind of stuff CharlotteFive drops every single day — new openings, hot lists, food adventures and the occasional sugar-coma confession.
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
As an example, a diabetic that cannot get access to insulin could suffer from diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body does not have access to enough insulin, leading to severe dehydration, coma and even death.
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Another casualty of the post-game celebration was a 17-year-old boy beaten into a coma outside a bar near Madison Square garden.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
After spending five days in an induced coma, which was intended to help preserve his heart and brain, Chris showed small signs of recovery when he was removed from life support.
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Hannah Harris Green,
STAT,
26 June 2026
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
As an example, a diabetic that cannot get access to insulin could suffer from diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body does not have access to enough insulin, leading to severe dehydration, coma and even death.
—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Another casualty of the post-game celebration was a 17-year-old boy beaten into a coma outside a bar near Madison Square garden.
—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
After spending five days in an induced coma, which was intended to help preserve his heart and brain, Chris showed small signs of recovery when he was removed from life support.
—
Hannah Harris Green,
STAT,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coma
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Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
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But with the weather warming as Japan has entered summer, the bears have emerged from their slumber – and are heading back into cities and towns.
Noun
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The resort has slipped into hibernation, leaving behind a concrete skeleton of hotels and apartment blocks that on the busiest winter weekends can accommodate 20,000 visitors.
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Mars moving into Gemini kicks you out of the hibernation phase and into full throttle action.
Noun
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To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.
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Increasingly, however, many are embracing a different definition—one that includes rest, healing, preventative care, joy, and self-investment.
Noun
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The fastest-growing premium categories increasingly orbit sleep, recovery, longevity, movement and optimisation.
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Taking regular cool showers and baths, wetting clothes or towels with cold water and putting your pillowcases in the fridge or freezer can all help further cool your body down, and hopefully, get a good night’s sleep.
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Where did the hypnosis fail to work?
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In December 2024, the National Security Archive and ProQuest declassified about 1,200 documents pertaining to the program, detailing the CIA's experiments with drugs, hypnosis and other mind control techniques during the era.
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With movie audiences drifting off to TV, studio release schedules featured torpor-inducing fare like A Man For All Seasons or The Alamo.
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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.
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Amid a Republican rebellion to tighten voting restrictions, the House of Representatives is at a standstill, unable to pass key pieces of legislation that keep Americans safe and the government's wheels turning.
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Auto traffic on the Intercity Viaduct (today’s Lewis and Clark Viaduct) jammed and came to a standstill.
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“Coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coma. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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