hyperalert

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperalert
Adjective
  • Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Alice, a middling student at a state university in Oklahoma, drifts from adolescent confusion into sleepless paranoia.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • With terrifying makeup that resembled the character’s sleepless, scarred face, the talk show host looked truly possessed with her blue nightgown and possessed demeanor.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And in a world where daily messages now top a trillion, that hypervigilant regulation becomes necessary.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The auditory hallucinations, diagnosed in 2021 as schizophrenia, turned the big-hearted, caring side of his personality his family loved into a hypervigilant, protective paranoia that his parents, Elisabeth and Jeffrey, tried to de-escalate.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The first half of this week is your cosmic green light to finish strong, but be mindful of your intensity.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Haven Well Within advocates mindful living and serenity.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Democrats are cognizant of Republicans' ramped up mobilization efforts, attempting to counter them by making strides early to be more competitive in future races.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Washington suggested his recent runs haven’t been as effective partly because teams are more cognizant of them.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Several prominent business leaders have already voiced cautious optimism, seeing in Mamdani a chance to reset the relationship between City Hall and commerce.
    Sally Susman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Taking the long view Many finance leaders remain cautious, viewing bitcoin as too volatile—especially recently—compared to traditional assets.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Those same records also showed that the only other purchases of BAM in the state of Colorado had been from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency and the National Parks Service — both of which maintained careful records of any use of the drug, per the indictment.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Most Venezuelans who spoke to CNN in Caracas were wary of sharing their opinions publicly.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Republicans, meanwhile, remain wary of voting to extend the additional Obamacare subsidies, said Rodney Whitlock, a vice president at the McDermott+ consultancy who was a longtime congressional staffer and advises on health care policy.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Hyperalert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperalert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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