1
as in awareness
a state of being aware
take cognizance of what is happening
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2
as in familiarity
knowledge gained by personal experience
seemed to have no cognizance of last night's events
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Recent Examples of cognizance
Outside of vaginoplasty, there’s no procedure where cognizance of touch response is as integral to surgical success.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
If the goals of the administration require a lack of cognizance about human rights, then the goals of the administration are in conflict with human rights.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
This requires a level of surrender, and the cognizance that certain circumstances are simply beyond our control.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
If the goals of the administration require a lack of cognizance about human rights, then the goals of the administration are in conflict with human rights.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
This requires a level of surrender, and the cognizance that certain circumstances are simply beyond our control.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizance
Noun
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Wednesday’s game was Minnesota’s Pink Game to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and treatment.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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As the last survivor of the Block 42 resisters, Tanimoto has kept awareness of that complicated, defiant chapter of Japanese American history alive by sharing his story, including at a Day of Remembrance event taking place at noon Saturday at the Sutter County Museum in Yuba City.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Staying emotionally up to date Waking up next to the same person every day can create the illusion of deep familiarity.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Upon switching his competitive allegiance to Brazil, he felt driven to cultivate a passion for ski racing in a country that had little history or familiarity with the sport.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Irene and Clint Cleaves opened what was then the Four Way Grill in 1946, a Southern food sanctuary with an integrated clientele and a back door through which Stax musicians sometimes entered to avoid attention.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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And that notion captured the attention of the public (well, the media), too.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Justin Mulcahy with the Anne Arundel County Police Department says the victim was renovating his home next door to the auto shop and met up with an acquaintance to discuss possibly renting it out.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Those samples are being compared with DNA from family members, acquaintances and others who had access to her home.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pannakara urged the crowd to practice mindfulness every day and put away their phones.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The monk urged those gathered to practice mindfulness every day and cultivate peace in their hearts.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The experience was deliberately walkable and social, mirroring the rhythm of neighborhood festivals rather than retail pop-ups.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Consistent with the rest of the hotel, the local landscape is incorporated into the design experience; there are local gems displayed in the waiting area, and the lobby has a giant window that frames a peak of the nearby Shawangunk Mountains that took my breath away.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Although undoubtedly wide-ranging, these conversations had a way usually returning, by pathways familiar to any viewer of the Joe Rogan Experience, to genetics and the nature of human consciousness.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Campbell exploded in the public consciousness decades ago as the leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Cognizance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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