aliveness

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Recent Examples of aliveness 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
Noun
  • Thanks to the song’s inclusion in the 1955 movie Blackboard Jungle, rock music entered the American consciousness with its visual identity and mythos already set.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In this Air sign, the Lord of the Underworld is pushing us toward a future where individual freedom and collective consciousness replace outdated systems of control.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The retailer has been increasing its investments in digital and brand marketing to propel the Aritzia brand, grow awareness and build new client acquisition.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Police departments and car manufacturers have since held free events for Kia and Hyundai drivers to distribute steering wheel locks, offer software updates and raise awareness about how to protect vulnerable vehicles, the Observer reported.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That beauty philosophy is at the heart of her Sonsie's mindfulness mission.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Mental health experts suggest that hands-on hobbies like knitting, puzzle-making, and baking foster mindfulness and reduce anxiety by activating our senses, grounding us in the moment, and shifting focus from perfection to process.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Such episodes remind us that philosophy, at its best, thrives on receptivity and the humility to change direction.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This connection would become increasingly important over the twentieth century, as the rapid development of technological infrastructure created ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous sensitivities to geomagnetic storms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Big beauty business moguls get skin hang-ups and sensitivities too, and have to work at their skin just like the rest of us to enjoy that celebrity glow.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • However, Gedan noted there is receptiveness to investment from China, even beyond the oil sector.
    Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The current Super Cruise system monitors a driver's attentiveness through the use of sensors and eye-detection cameras.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His possession-by-possession attentiveness was not good.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To measure my alertness, she’s decided to give me an hourly Psychomotor Vigilance Test, along with some word-fluency exercises and EEG brain scans.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Protein supports muscle growth, energy, and satiety, while coffee boosts alertness and may offer benefits for the heart, liver, and brain.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Aliveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliveness. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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