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not expressing any emotion
a catatonic stare was all that the neglected resident of the nursing home seemed capable of
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Recent Examples of catatonic
Addie was mostly catatonic by early 2025, spending most of her time sitting and staring.
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Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
Instead, Pennywise taunts Ingrid before showing her the deadlights and leaving her (mostly) catatonic.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Another notable development is that Eleven finds her mother, who's in a catatonic state.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Off in her own storyline, Eleven leaves the cabin to visit her mother, Terry, who remains catatonic.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
Instead, Pennywise taunts Ingrid before showing her the deadlights and leaving her (mostly) catatonic.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Another notable development is that Eleven finds her mother, who's in a catatonic state.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Off in her own storyline, Eleven leaves the cabin to visit her mother, Terry, who remains catatonic.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catatonic
Adjective
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That means the device can produce a 100-inch image from less than a half foot away from a projector screen or blank wall, and a 200-inch image from less than two feet.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gameweek 34 is going to be biggest blank gameweek in the Fantasy Premier League calendar this season, with just seven fixtures to pick from due to postponements for the FA Cup semi-finals.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the sweet sound of the final whistle, Martin Odegaard rolled onto the turf and lay there motionless.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene showed Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters using a jack to raise the wreckage of a car off a motionless person and check for vital signs.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Carpentersville firefighters this week are using a vacant home at 14 Golfview Lane for training exercises.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jimmie Hayes, 50, was arrested Wednesday inside a vacant home in the 1000 block of Read Street, the Wilmington Police Department said in a news release.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Catatonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catatonic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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