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stupor

[stoo-per, styoo-] / ˈstu pər, ˈstyu- /


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All this gives the affair a narcoleptic quality, where flashes of radiance are quickly overwhelmed by everything else as we’re put back into our stupor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It’s a testament to Shannon’s direction that he fully commits to submerging us into Janice’s unimaginable emotional stupor, even when that gutsy approach ultimately proves to be the film’s undoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

You can spend all night talking your friend through a breakup, reminding them that they’re better off without the other person, until you’ve spoken yourself into a stupor on the couch.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Her own spiky guitar riff leads her out of her stupor, like an energetic dog barking its depressed owner out of bed.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Nailer shook himself from his stupor and dashed after her.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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