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Recent Examples of hypervigilant
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.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Psychological effects of generational financial trauma can show up as a scarcity mindset, guilt associated with financial success, or hypervigilant associations with money as a form of control or validation.
—Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Still, anyone doing a rollover — of any sort — should be hypervigilant.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And some say that expecting families to reverse a large-scale health trend — especially one involving something as intimate as menstruation — forces parents to become hypervigilant and could even put their kids at risk of eating disorders.
—Anna North, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Psychological effects of generational financial trauma can show up as a scarcity mindset, guilt associated with financial success, or hypervigilant associations with money as a form of control or validation.
—Rahkim Sabree, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Still, anyone doing a rollover — of any sort — should be hypervigilant.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And some say that expecting families to reverse a large-scale health trend — especially one involving something as intimate as menstruation — forces parents to become hypervigilant and could even put their kids at risk of eating disorders.
—Anna North, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypervigilant
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American Cory McKane, stranded in Dubai, managed to catch a flight out of the region Wednesday after a long, sleepless and expensive journey to Muscat, Oman.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Not including sleepless nights.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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Disrespecting Cultural Norms When visiting ports of call, be mindful of local customs and etiquette.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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With the conditions as dry as they are expected to be on Friday, no prescribed fires will be burned in Cook County, and residents are being urged to be mindful of fire danger near forest preserves.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When mixing eras, Lagrange is cognizant of scale.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2026
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The president’s political superpower is his ability to inspire almost-total fealty from his fellow Republicans, but some inside the West Wing are cognizant that Iran adds to a number of fractures that have appeared over the past few months, including tensions over the Epstein files.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Other critics are taking a more cautious approach.—
Arielle Zionts,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lujan Grisham wraps up her tenure next year, and state lawmakers wary of unchecked spending opted during the legislative session that ended last month to take a cautious approach.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The best way to attain them during this conjunction of Venus and Saturn in your financial zone would be to set careful guardrails around your spending.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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No amount of sweeping or careful stepping keeps it at bay; shoes quickly collect a film of dust or thick mud.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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The moody Moon and wary Chiron trine across your talkative 3rd house and your convivial 11th house, guiding your explanations of complex issues.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now, Iranians are likely to be wary about taking to the streets again because the Revolutionary Guard has demonstrated its ruthlessness, said Kamran Matin, an expert on Iran at the University of Sussex in southern England.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In ancient times a heedful list is a ship of the mind.—
Jay Pilgreen,
Kansas City Star,
12 Feb. 2024
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Enduring decades of bans for its salacious content, D.H. Lawrence's 1928 avant-garde novel gets a fresh adaptation under the heedful eye of Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who deftly explores the depths of female desire.—
Lia Beck,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2024
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