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
In 2016, Deloitte coined the six signature traits of inclusive leadership: cognizance or self-awareness, curiosity, cultural intelligence, commitment, courage, and collaboration.
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Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
The two Democrats, Needleman of Essex and Steinberg of Westport, are co-chairman of the Legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, which has cognizance over PURA.
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Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
Given his compassionate cognizance of money management, Dr. Michels and the entire Michels Family Financial crew push to distinguish their offerings to clients.
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Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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
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Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
The two Democrats, Needleman of Essex and Steinberg of Westport, are co-chairman of the Legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, which has cognizance over PURA.
—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
Given his compassionate cognizance of money management, Dr. Michels and the entire Michels Family Financial crew push to distinguish their offerings to clients.
—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
Outside of vaginoplasty, there’s no procedure where cognizance of touch response is as integral to surgical success.
—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizance
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The Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs agency said that their findings underscore the need for continuous testing along with heightened industry awareness of labelling obligations.
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Over the decades, as more awareness spread on environmental issues, municipalities began to phase out combined sewer systems.
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Whatever people do with it, retirement should allow continuing some elements of old patterns in new forms, since continuity and familiarity matter.
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In positions that require process discipline, communication skills, customer interaction, or familiarity with internal systems, that instability can affect performance in ways that are not always immediately visible.
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Despite Schlossberg's national attention, most current polls show either New York Assemblymembers Alex Bores or Micah Lasher as frontrunners.
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Seek prompt medical attention for deep puncture wounds or wounds contaminated by dirt or debris.
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After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors.
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Over time, some of these familiar strangers become acquaintances, and a few acquaintances become friends.
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To find relief, many people turn to therapy, exercise, lifestyle changes, support groups, mindfulness practices or medication.
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Practices such as breathing exercises, mindfulness and time in nature are frequently discussed in conversations about nervous system regulation.
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.
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With an experience like that under her belt, would an Oscar really be that big of a deal?
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Instead, consciousness is an outcome of information processing, and thus in principle it can be generated in any number of physical substrates so long as those substrates can support the requisite informational patterns, structures and computations.
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The turning off of lights, the closing of curtains, the pulling up of blankets, the loss of consciousness—each piece of the routine felt distinct, and sweet.
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“Cognizance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizance. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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