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Recent Examples of hibernation
The winter coats are being stowed away for their hibernation and your summertime wardrobe is ready for a refresh—and that includes your footwear.
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Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
The Hamm’s mascot emerged from hibernation this week to deny, deny, deny reports of its extinction.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
The late-season blooms offer food as pollinators prepare for winter hibernation.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Bear activity tends to increase in the spring and summer months as the animals emerge from hibernation and search for food, often bringing them closer to hiking trails, campsites and roadways.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
With the return of warmer temperatures, Colorado's bears are coming out of hibernation early.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
This tendency strengthens during hyperphagia, when bears eat almost constantly to prepare for hibernation.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
This tendency becomes even stronger during hyperphagia, when bears eat almost constantly to prepare for hibernation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Some insects like mosquitos and cutworms burrow in warmer pockets of gardens and indoors, cocoon themselves, or enter diapause—a process similar to hibernation.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
The Hamm’s mascot emerged from hibernation this week to deny, deny, deny reports of its extinction.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
The late-season blooms offer food as pollinators prepare for winter hibernation.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Bear activity tends to increase in the spring and summer months as the animals emerge from hibernation and search for food, often bringing them closer to hiking trails, campsites and roadways.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
With the return of warmer temperatures, Colorado's bears are coming out of hibernation early.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
This tendency strengthens during hyperphagia, when bears eat almost constantly to prepare for hibernation.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
This tendency becomes even stronger during hyperphagia, when bears eat almost constantly to prepare for hibernation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Some insects like mosquitos and cutworms burrow in warmer pockets of gardens and indoors, cocoon themselves, or enter diapause—a process similar to hibernation.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hibernation
Noun
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Guests can relax by the cascading waterfall on the terrace, take a dip in the heated outdoor pool, hit the pickleball courts, or drift into slumber on a signature Heavenly Bed.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The unseasonably warm weather in Denver early this year lured irises, daffodils and other perennial flowers out of their winter slumber weeks early.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, ultraviolet radiation from the sun strips electrons from gas molecules in the comet's coma — a process known as ionization.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That first night, Andrej’s roommates were a man in a coma and an elderly French woman in a diaper and boots (no pants), who marched around her bed singing like a chanteuse.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beijing has long treated advanced technology transactions as matters of national security, even when the legal framing rests in competition policy.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Parents, rest easy for now For the time being, responsible parents in Florida can rest easy that school enrollment vaccination requirements will remain in place.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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In theory, to safely come back from induced hibernation, or even cryosleep, the body and mind would likely need hours or days to reverse the changes induced by torpor.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite having a decent layer of memory foam, the AS3 doesn’t retain much heat, making for a cooler sleep.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The minibar is one of the room’s better surprises, stocked with local snacks and small-batch bottles (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) that feel more corner-boutique than cookie-cutter hotel, plus thoughtful extras like a Sleep & Recover kit complete with sleep gummies, focus mints, and eye gels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That imagery in general is like the classic hypnosis spiral.—
Danny Klein,
SPIN,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sexy, blasé dancefloor hypnosis has clearly worked for Fcukers.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Hibernation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hibernation. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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