as in restlessness
the inability to obtain adequate sleep
has suffered from insomnia virtually his entire life
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Recent Examples of insomnia
What To Consider Instead For chronic insomnia, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) as a first-line treatment, ahead of supplements or medication.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Symptoms in humans can surface weeks after exposure to the disease, and can include cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia and hydrophobia, the fear of water.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
Lunesta, known generically as eszopiclone, is a prescription sedative used to treat insomnia.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Woods checked into rehab shortly after that incident, saying his efforts to manage insomnia and pain from his staggering number of surgeries on his own was a mistake.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Symptoms in humans can surface weeks after exposure to the disease, and can include cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia and hydrophobia, the fear of water.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
Lunesta, known generically as eszopiclone, is a prescription sedative used to treat insomnia.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Woods checked into rehab shortly after that incident, saying his efforts to manage insomnia and pain from his staggering number of surgeries on his own was a mistake.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insomnia
Noun
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Uranus moving into Gemini incites restlessness with conventional routine.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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That same restlessness defined his personal life.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Everybody wants to sound like her, but no one else can quite replicate the particular sonic grammar of her writing, which unfurls like an intimate dispatch from the blurry edge of sleep and wakefulness.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company’s key asset is cleminorexton (formerly known as ORX750), which seeks to mimic a molecule in the brain, known as orexin, that helps regulate wakefulness.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This sleeplessness has reportedly persisted in jail.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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His claims cited sleeplessness, soreness, anxiety and stress.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More evidence is needed to determine if smelling lemon water can significantly increase energy and alertness.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dogs bred for alertness or reactivity may be more attuned to sound, though this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Insomnia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insomnia. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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