semiconscious
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An assessment of the scene would later indicate that Payne may have been semiconscious or unconscious when he fell.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
A player may be groaning or semiconscious, so cardiac arrest may not be apparent.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
The rescue workers found the dog on the second floor, where it was in a semiconscious state.
From Fox News ● Mar. 15, 2022
The only plausible explanation for his remark in the boat about the pistol still being loaded is that he was semiconscious, in shock, and did not know what he was saying.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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