hibernation

noun

Definition of hibernationnext
as in slumber

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Recent Examples of hibernation When spring comes, the queen emerges from hibernation and begins to build a new nest. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026 Mars moving into Gemini kicks you out of the hibernation phase and into full throttle action. — Usa Today, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Warmth and access to human food can shorten hibernation too, and where that happens the active season runs longer, into more of the months people are outside. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 But the private Texas Central project is in hibernation due to skyrocketing costs before construction ever started. — Baruch Feigenbaum, Oc Register, 15 June 2026 These fish enter a hibernation-like state when the water temperature drops below 45 degrees, lying inactively on river and lake bottoms until spring warms things again. — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 Maryland’s identity is intertwined with the luminous blue crab, which builds up fat reserves in the cold waters of the Chesapeake Bay during winter hibernation, giving it a bold, rich flavor. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 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. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Five orphaned black bears from Nevada, El Dorado and Calaveras counties survived winter hibernation and were healthy and active following an experimental rehabilitation effort, California wildlife officials said. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hibernation
  1. slumber
  2. coma
  3. rest
  4. torpor
  5. sleep
  6. hypnosis
Noun
  • Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Definition of slumber
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  • Watch out for heat stroke symptoms such as confusion, altered mental state, slurred speech, loss of consciousness (coma), hot, dry skin or profuse sweating, seizures, and very high body temperature.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Attorneys said Williams had a heart attack during her arrest, which led to the coma.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of coma
Noun
  • To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Increasingly, however, many are embracing a different definition—one that includes rest, healing, preventative care, joy, and self-investment.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of rest
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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.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Definition of torpor
Noun
  • The fastest-growing premium categories increasingly orbit sleep, recovery, longevity, movement and optimisation.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
Definition of sleep
Noun
  • Where did the hypnosis fail to work?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Definition of hypnosis

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