semiconscious
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of semiconscious
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Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The rescue workers found the dog on the second floor, where it was in a semiconscious state.
From Fox News ● Mar. 15, 2022
As I lay there — semiconscious, my heart heavy — my father frantically typed into Google “what to do when someone collapses and isn’t breathing well,” and then revived me by doing chest compressions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
From then on, she was never more than semiconscious as doctors tried hydroxychloroquine and, later, the experimental drug remdesivir.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2020
He was left semiconscious on the porch steps, the new snow covering him, until I convinced Jim to help me get him upstairs to his room.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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