as in awareness
a state of being aware
a glaring problem that somehow has yet to penetrate the consciousness of the people that run this company
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Recent Examples of consciousness
Panpsychists don’t see consciousness as something supernatural or magical, so in principle, artificial consciousness should be possible.
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Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
But the thing that really cracked it open was starting to speak to women who were active in the second wave, in particular, members of a certain consciousness raising group.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Grace Walker’s dystopian drama envisions a future in which two consciousnesses can share one body.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
James previously told Harper's Bazaar that her grandmother loomed large in her family's consciousness.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
But the thing that really cracked it open was starting to speak to women who were active in the second wave, in particular, members of a certain consciousness raising group.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Grace Walker’s dystopian drama envisions a future in which two consciousnesses can share one body.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
James previously told Harper's Bazaar that her grandmother loomed large in her family's consciousness.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consciousness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consciousness
Noun
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Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Here’s where the show does have some awareness about its characters’ problematic indiscretions, and Carrington pushes back to point out that a relationship with a trans woman isn’t anything to be ashamed of.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just like in mindfulness meditation, simply observe your mental processes without judgment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Burke also uses the Fitbit app, which offers different workout and mindfulness classes.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciousness. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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