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as in sleepy
desiring or needing sleep
trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day
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as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
the somnolent hum of insects in the grass
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Recent Examples of somnolent
The movie is almost entirely a flashback, narrated from the perspective of one of its main characters, Saul Manfred (Barney Phillips), a doctor from the North who’s a recent arrival in the cozy but somnolent seaside town of Braddock, North Carolina, where the action is set.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2022
The two men complement each other perfectly: Herzog, who provides the film’s sinuously somnolent voice-over narration in his best Bavarian tones, has a mystic-rhapsodic temperament, while Oppenheimer, who, unlike Herzog, is often seen on camera, is more like a hard science David Attenborough type.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Nov. 2020
The Sunday crowd, which had been somnolent in previous Big Ten games, was juiced.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
As the saline infusion nears completion, the client may become somnolent.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2016
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2022
The two men complement each other perfectly: Herzog, who provides the film’s sinuously somnolent voice-over narration in his best Bavarian tones, has a mystic-rhapsodic temperament, while Oppenheimer, who, unlike Herzog, is often seen on camera, is more like a hard science David Attenborough type.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Nov. 2020
The Sunday crowd, which had been somnolent in previous Big Ten games, was juiced.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
As the saline infusion nears completion, the client may become somnolent.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somnolent
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Now, the future of Daboll and Schoen (and planes with messages to Mara flying over the Meadowlands) is the only reason to pay any attention to the sleepy Giants.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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It can be said that the Blue Jackets, after a string of sleepy performances, played with a pace and energy that had been missing.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Using a pop art palette of pink with a hypnotic depth of field and symmetry, Muñoz comments on how the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish subsumed the worship of Tonantzín into devotion to the Virgen as part of their efforts to Christianize the New World.Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The synthesizers are sparse, the bass lines are minimal, the drums are somehow loose and sturdy at once, while the energy shifts from melancholic to serious to hypnotic to playful in the span of an hour.Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
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In this condition, a lot of the hairs all over the scalp going into the resting phase all at once–this is seen clinically as an abrupt significant increase in shedding.Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
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Fatigue Being tired at the end of the day or drowsy at bedtime is not the same thing as fatigue, which is more severe than simply feeling tired.Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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Improving Detectors’ Effectiveness According to the Foundation for Traffic Safety, 17 percent of all fatal crashes involve a drowsy driver.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Somnolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somnolent. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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