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as in cold
having lost consciousness
the guard was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
unconscious of the somber expression she wore
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Recent Examples of unconscious
Officers were called to the 1500 block of Saginaw Boulevard around 5:50 a.m. after someone reported seeing an unconscious person in the road.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2025
Kuiper was 32 and his knee would never be the same after Butch Hobson knocked him unconscious while busting a double play in a 1980 game at Fenway Park.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 June 2025
According to People, Idol collapsed in a hotel elevator as the doors opened and closed on his unconscious body.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
John Moncayo, a spokesperson for Olathe police, said Ferguson was found unconscious at the pool and could not be resuscitated by first responders.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2025
Kuiper was 32 and his knee would never be the same after Butch Hobson knocked him unconscious while busting a double play in a 1980 game at Fenway Park.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 June 2025
According to People, Idol collapsed in a hotel elevator as the doors opened and closed on his unconscious body.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
John Moncayo, a spokesperson for Olathe police, said Ferguson was found unconscious at the pool and could not be resuscitated by first responders.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
Adjective
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And Some Ice Cream Cream City Ice Cream & Coffeehouse has more than 40 homemade flavors to choose from, plus hot and cold espresso drinks.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Tooth sensitivity, also known as dentin hypersensitivity, causes tooth pain in response to heat, cold, air flow, or light touch.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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However, there is a major caveat that fans are often unaware of — players must become free agents within a transfer window in order to sign elsewhere outside of one.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Most Americans are unaware of the unprecedented threats that AI may pose.—
Brendan Steinhauser,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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The girls taking her out of the competition was senseless, as Iris and Amaya didn’t have a similar connection with someone else.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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The book’s a meld of true crime, memoir and social commentary, but with a mission: to shock readers into a deeper understanding of the American Nightmare, ecological devastation entwined with senseless sadism.—
Hamilton Cain,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Many kids want to keep playing at the park or in the pool, totally oblivious to the fact that their parents are desperate to sit in front of the AC for a few minutes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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Meanwhile, at Casa, an oblivious Cierra is starting to make a connection with bombshell Elan.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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The former Fox host Tucker Carlson, who opposed such an operation, sparred with two boosters: the current Fox host Mark Levin, and the Republican senator Ted Cruz, whom Carlson revealed to be ignorant of basic facts about Iran in a clip that went viral.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Maybe LLMs get us 80% of the way there without any oversight, but skipping the context and being completely ignorant of what the machine is doing is typically not a good idea, partly for the reasons that the panelists laid out.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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