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somnolent

[som-nuh-luhnt] / ˈsɒm nə lənt /


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Exoprojection in which the somnolent user is able to assume a conscious awareness of an ideal reality from the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Set against the backdrop of a somnolent downtown, says Ms. Respress, the McPherson Square encampment feeds the impression that homelessness is exploding in D.C.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

The Herald Examiner building remained standing, albeit in a somnolent state.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2021

But it also brought youth, diversity and better wages — breathing new life into somnolent towns that had been losing population since the 1930s.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2021

There are three Smart Aids in Englewood, the small, somnolent beach town where I live.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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