as in intentionally
with full awareness of what one is doing
she consciously chose to take the more dangerous route down the mountain
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Recent Examples of consciously
Even when no one is consciously building a campaign or policy around a caricature, these assumptions shape thinking in ways that are hard to detect and harder to reverse.
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Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Both movies hinge on transgressive acts of voyeurism, but this one, which more self-consciously explores how the world can be shaped by the mere act of watching it, struggles to find anything of interest to show us.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Minnesota tried to park the bus, either consciously or not.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Create your own reality consciously.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
In these cases, users are not directly—or even consciously—creating content but are nonetheless contributing to how content is filtered and selected.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
And some understood it more self-consciously and articulately than others, but most people sort of sensed it.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Both movies hinge on transgressive acts of voyeurism, but this one, which more self-consciously explores how the world can be shaped by the mere act of watching it, struggles to find anything of interest to show us.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Minnesota tried to park the bus, either consciously or not.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Create your own reality consciously.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
In these cases, users are not directly—or even consciously—creating content but are nonetheless contributing to how content is filtered and selected.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
And some understood it more self-consciously and articulately than others, but most people sort of sensed it.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consciously
Adverb
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Both sides accuse the other of intentionally attacking civilian targets.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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For Nanos, much of the public criticism overlooks the realities of how complex criminal investigations unfold, especially when detectives are intentionally withholding information to protect the integrity of the case.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Jackson called the allegations knowingly false and deliberately timed to damage him among conservative voters as polling showed the race tightening.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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China, by contrast, is doing it deliberately—and at scale.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Consciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciously. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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