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
The oldest family companies — some going back forty generations — train their heirs, consciously or not, to expand their capacity for contradiction, tension, and uncertainty.
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
But, consciously or not, the company’s women’s health initiative illustrates that the optimization offering wasn’t enough for women.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
The charismatic Trudeau staked his legacy on creating a national narrative that was self-consciously progressive and pluralistic.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
So to step away from that consciously is interesting.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The communities, most of which are in the Amazon Basin — with Brazil accounting for 124 of the 196 — are self-sufficient and resilient, living independently and consciously avoiding contact, Survival said in its report.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
The French New Wave was, above all, a gathering of passionate young filmmakers who self-consciously embraced movies as art and, in doing so, turned cinema into an art of youth.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
However, the majority of these books aren’t written by Welsh authors and, often, these authors aren’t consciously referencing Wales.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Every generation invents its own slang, and language evolves in ways most of us will never consciously perceive, Jones said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
But, consciously or not, the company’s women’s health initiative illustrates that the optimization offering wasn’t enough for women.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
The charismatic Trudeau staked his legacy on creating a national narrative that was self-consciously progressive and pluralistic.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
So to step away from that consciously is interesting.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The communities, most of which are in the Amazon Basin — with Brazil accounting for 124 of the 196 — are self-sufficient and resilient, living independently and consciously avoiding contact, Survival said in its report.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
The French New Wave was, above all, a gathering of passionate young filmmakers who self-consciously embraced movies as art and, in doing so, turned cinema into an art of youth.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
However, the majority of these books aren’t written by Welsh authors and, often, these authors aren’t consciously referencing Wales.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Every generation invents its own slang, and language evolves in ways most of us will never consciously perceive, Jones said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consciously
Adverb
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Dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE confirmed that Kneeland’s girlfriend dialed 911, afraid that the football star would intentionally harm himself.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The city of Craig has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle claims brought by a man who suffered major injuries after a law enforcement officer intentionally plowed into him with an SUV.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Judge Richard Taranto, writing in dissent, countered that Congress had deliberately given presidents broad discretion under IEEPA to handle emergencies involving national security or foreign commerce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Still, humans have done more damage by deliberately planting the honeysuckle in the first place, some say.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Consciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciously. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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