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
As an aspirational young jeweler, Giuseppe also worked on developing cosmopolitan consciousness.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The hyperventilation can cause lightheadedness and in rare cases loss of consciousness, which has contributed to drowning deaths.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Seattle’s seen a mini-wave of Italian sandwiches of late, a movement that’s raised the city’s collective consciousness of what good focaccia should look like.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
The one that’s probably most in the collective consciousness is Nikola Tesla.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The hyperventilation can cause lightheadedness and in rare cases loss of consciousness, which has contributed to drowning deaths.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Seattle’s seen a mini-wave of Italian sandwiches of late, a movement that’s raised the city’s collective consciousness of what good focaccia should look like.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
The one that’s probably most in the collective consciousness is Nikola Tesla.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consciousness
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The New World screwworm had been declared eradicated in the US decades ago, thanks to efforts such as the breeding of sterile flies, awareness campaigns and efforts to control the pest in foreign countries.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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But in those cases and others, the defendants took concrete steps that demonstrated their sincerity and conscious awareness of the threatening nature of their speech.—
Wayne Unger,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday reiterated warnings of a possible massive Russian strike and urged residents to pay special attention to air raid alerts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Eco effort At the heart of the property’s eco mindfulness (low waste; little to no plastic) is the Geo Park Discovery center, and its wonderful team of naturalists led by their lead Aidi Abdullah.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Manage stress levels through mindfulness techniques, like meditation, reading, or yoga.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
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“Consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consciousness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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