hyperalert

Definition of hyperalertnext

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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
  • But a recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that a sleepless night from an overly warm room might not be the only thing affecting next-day performance.
    Richard A. Lovett, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The days and weeks of fussy, sleepless nights as little ones struggle with teething pain are the downside.
    Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Such groups have long been used to being hypervigilant, but that mindset is something Atkin sees spreading in our time.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Woodland shared one incident of being hypervigilant.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The government is clearly mindful of the risk, with the finance minister last week ruling out any form of intervention to control petrol prices.
    Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • For now, officials are encouraging residents to enjoy the early spring-like conditions while being mindful of the strain on resources.
    Tori Mason, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Beyond next week’s meeting, policymakers will need to be cognizant of balancing new inflation risks from the war in Iran with any signs of deterioration in the labor market.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Still, both were cognizant that Fred would treat Sam as a player and only a player between the lines and not blur the lines between parenting and coaching.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Conversely, others are far more cautious.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Expelling Iranian diplomatic personnel marks one of Doha’s strongest retaliatory steps to date and signals a possible shift away from its traditionally cautious approach toward Iran.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This is not the first time the United States has taken careful aim in Iran and shot its own feet.
    Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 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
Adjective
  • Meloni initially avoided tying her image too closely to the referendum, wary of the danger that a defeat could weaken her domestically and abroad.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Meloni initially avoided tying her image too closely to the referendum, wary of the danger that a defeat could weaken her domestically and abroad.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Hyperalert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperalert. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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