as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
she consciously chose to take the more dangerous route down the mountain
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Recent Examples of consciously
Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Sep. 2025
But while plenty of other Disney and Nickelodeon alumni of the late ’00s and early ’10s had notably rocky transitions to adulthood in the limelight, Thomas consciously steered clear of any actions that might have alienated the Victorious audience who looked up to him.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Rossellini’s film is part of a distinctive canon of modernist melodramas that self-consciously acknowledge the tension of those oppositions and foreground their symbolic disruption of realistic conventions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Leaders who consciously leverage their strengths gain confidence, inspire their teams and create sustainable impact.
—Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Whether authors are consciously channeling Jareth’s twisted charm or Sarah’s determined spirit, the influence of Labyrinth can be found in books that blend fantasy with yearning, danger, and wonder.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
But there’s not much substance to be found underneath the consciously cheap glamour.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Also doing excellent work here is Lee, who gives the vampish and self-consciously artificial Gloria a magnetic inner life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
The arrest could give Trump a pretext to pile on additional measures against Brazil, said Graziella Testa, a political science professor at the Federal University of Parana, adding that Bolsonaro seemed to be consciously provoking escalation.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Sep. 2025
But while plenty of other Disney and Nickelodeon alumni of the late ’00s and early ’10s had notably rocky transitions to adulthood in the limelight, Thomas consciously steered clear of any actions that might have alienated the Victorious audience who looked up to him.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Rossellini’s film is part of a distinctive canon of modernist melodramas that self-consciously acknowledge the tension of those oppositions and foreground their symbolic disruption of realistic conventions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Leaders who consciously leverage their strengths gain confidence, inspire their teams and create sustainable impact.
—Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Whether authors are consciously channeling Jareth’s twisted charm or Sarah’s determined spirit, the influence of Labyrinth can be found in books that blend fantasy with yearning, danger, and wonder.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
But there’s not much substance to be found underneath the consciously cheap glamour.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Also doing excellent work here is Lee, who gives the vampish and self-consciously artificial Gloria a magnetic inner life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
The arrest could give Trump a pretext to pile on additional measures against Brazil, said Graziella Testa, a political science professor at the Federal University of Parana, adding that Bolsonaro seemed to be consciously provoking escalation.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consciously
Adverb
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Underneath, pair the oversized trench coat with the Automet Sweatpants and the Smeng Crewneck T-shirt, a combo that feels like loungewear but looks intentionally minimal once the coat is layered on top.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ogles’ congressional campaigns have relied significantly on door knocking and financial support from Americans for Prosperity Action, intentionally keeping a lean campaign staff while relying on the group’s support.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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People can deliberately cultivate more conscientiousness, boost their sociability or soften their neurotic edges.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Consciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciously. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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