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Recent Examples of aliveness
The curious thing was, the source of this aliveness seemed to be located in moments in which the group did absolutely nothing.
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Daniel Coyle, Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
Settlage prefers focusing on vitality, or the energy and enthusiasm that contribute to a feeling of aliveness.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
With this in mind, the first outer planet shift of the new year happens on January 26, when Neptune enters Aries until May 2038 and will begin a slow, but radical, transformation on how the collective frames identity, autonomy, freedom, and aliveness.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 16 Dec. 2025
That aliveness and sense of immediacy are what animate Woolf’s prose—and her heroine.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Daniel Coyle, Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
Settlage prefers focusing on vitality, or the energy and enthusiasm that contribute to a feeling of aliveness.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
With this in mind, the first outer planet shift of the new year happens on January 26, when Neptune enters Aries until May 2038 and will begin a slow, but radical, transformation on how the collective frames identity, autonomy, freedom, and aliveness.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 16 Dec. 2025
That aliveness and sense of immediacy are what animate Woolf’s prose—and her heroine.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aliveness
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That was John’s thing, back then, but leave it to both Beatles to have a bemused sense of class consciousness.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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Protest and art have been intertwined in the American consciousness.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Past grand juries have issued reports raising awareness of shady land deals, questionable legislative appropriations and officials slow-walking public records requests.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Victims, their families and advocates are working to prevent future cases at other schools through awareness, education and policy reform.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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The research included more than 400 healthy adults averaging 37 years of age, who practiced either the Wim Hof Method (WHM) or mindfulness meditation daily for about one month.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The spa menu also includes classic Thai massages, mud wraps, and herbal compress rub-downs for quick fix-ups or multi-day retreat programs that focus on body detoxification, mindfulness, or self-love.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes these shifts are small, noticeable only to the character experiencing them, as when an impending hurricane heightens the narrator’s receptivity to the minor mysteries of humble objects.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes, what needs to be said will be heard best later — after emotions settle and receptivity returns.—
Glenn Kurlander,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, Hough also said a formal public apology and a commitment to take relevant sensitivity training could be an alternative.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump officials have pointed to research on ivermectin as an example of the administration’s receptiveness to ideas the scientific establishment has rejected.—
Rachana Pradhan,
STAT,
10 Feb. 2026
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This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Life without that kind of attentiveness?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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This conviction shaped his attentiveness to Jews facing state oppression.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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However its active compounds, which can trigger euphoria or alertness, are technically listed as psychotropic substances, creating a complex legal gray area in Kenya.—
Joseph Maina,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Human tissues can respond to light in ways that extend beyond vision — through photoreceptor signalling in the eye that regulates circadian rhythms, mood, alertness and other functions, as well as through light-sensitive metabolic processes in cells.—
Lynne Peeples,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Aliveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliveness. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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