suspended animation

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‘The Matrix films were based on the idea that machine-addicted humans would put their bodies in suspended animation.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The crew, who are near the end of a 65-year mission — suspended animation keeps them young and pretty — are transporting an extraterrestrial bestiary back to Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Going to sleep in the cryochamber – with its pods radiating outward like the petals of a suspended animation daisy – was their second mistake.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Tardigrades' ability to survive being dried out has puzzled scientists, as the creatures do so in a manner that appears to differ from a number of other organisms with the ability to enter suspended animation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

Things continued in that state of suspended animation for weeks, although some things did happen.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood