suspended animation

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The Matrix films were based on the idea that machine-addicted humans would put their bodies in suspended animation while computers provided a virtual reality that replaced real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The crew, who are near the end of a 65-year mission — suspended animation keeps them young and pretty — are transporting an extraterrestrial bestiary back to Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Even where trees don't drop their leaves and the earth doesn't sleep under a blanket of snow, subtle changes may indicate a slowing, a retreat, a sense of suspended animation.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025

To survive the annual dry season, the fish's embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or "diapause" for approximately 8 months.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Every spy was equipped with a number of these larvae, which, by feeding them carefully regulated amounts of oil and honey, they could either keep in suspended animation or bring rapidly to adulthood.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman