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
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Mar. 2026
Kang noted that Demon Hunters’ visual style was consciously shaped by her lifelong love of anime and manhwa — Korean comics and graphic novels — and executed with careful attention to Korean linguistic and cultural nuances, even though the film’s lingua franca is American English.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Some of the experiments are consciously underplayed.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
There’s a heartwarming idiocy to their pursuit, yet what festers underneath is their inability to process grief consciously and the fear that those who deem their existence meaningless might be right.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
The study is part of a new Vestiaire Collective Impact campaign that aims to educate consumers to shop more consciously by buying less and better.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
From that premise, Gyllenhaal lighted on 1930s movie musicals as some of the glossiest and most charming fantasies that Hollywood has ever put out, but also as some of the most consciously artificial.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
The judge in his dismissal said the suit did not present any specific facts suggesting that Menards acted consciously and deliberately to cause harm to Stanback.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Mar. 2026
Kang noted that Demon Hunters’ visual style was consciously shaped by her lifelong love of anime and manhwa — Korean comics and graphic novels — and executed with careful attention to Korean linguistic and cultural nuances, even though the film’s lingua franca is American English.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Some of the experiments are consciously underplayed.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
There’s a heartwarming idiocy to their pursuit, yet what festers underneath is their inability to process grief consciously and the fear that those who deem their existence meaningless might be right.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
The study is part of a new Vestiaire Collective Impact campaign that aims to educate consumers to shop more consciously by buying less and better.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
From that premise, Gyllenhaal lighted on 1930s movie musicals as some of the glossiest and most charming fantasies that Hollywood has ever put out, but also as some of the most consciously artificial.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
The judge in his dismissal said the suit did not present any specific facts suggesting that Menards acted consciously and deliberately to cause harm to Stanback.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consciously
Adverb
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TVs are absent, and phone use is intentionally limited to help guests disconnect and rest deeply.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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Watchdog agency said facilities intentionally misdiagnose residents with dementia to hide inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs.—
Christopher Rowland,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of deliberately holding up oil supplies -- claims that Zelenskyy denies.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The restrictions have disrupted the daily lives of millions of residents and hit businesses that rely on mobile internet, leading Muscovites to revert to cash — and some are questioning whether their government is doing it deliberately.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Consciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciously. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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