catatonic
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Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey posted on social media that Gilman had been "essentially catatonic" and battling a "severe case of pneumonia" before he was released.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
And besides, as David Hill of Rolling Stone notes, American sports—which naturally lend themselves to micro-betting with their long pauses and occasionally catatonic pace—were founded to enable wagering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Shiv — who has to be retrieved from the party one deck below — is practically catatonic when she finds out why she has been summoned.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
We meticulously record every psychiatrist and medicine, listing the ones that work and don’t, like the one that makes him almost catatonic or another that increases his liver enzymes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
I was yelling now, pacing a small half circle around the catatonic group.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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