as in awareness
a state of being aware
his mindfulness of his limited education made him ill at ease around academics
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Recent Examples of mindfulness
Mental health experts suggest that hands-on hobbies like knitting, puzzle-making, and baking foster mindfulness and reduce anxiety by activating our senses, grounding us in the moment, and shifting focus from perfection to process.
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Other forms of therapeutic play, such as role-playing, allow adults to create psychological distance from painful experiences, rehearse new behaviors, and practice mindfulness.
—Cas Holman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
As for how to improve your sleep, Holliday-Bell recommends maintaining a regular bedtime and wakeup time, crafting a relaxing wind-down routine, limiting caffeine and alcohol later in the day, and managing stress through a regular mindfulness or deep breathing practice.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Beyond the basics, regular physical activity, mindfulness and yoga can also help.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Other forms of therapeutic play, such as role-playing, allow adults to create psychological distance from painful experiences, rehearse new behaviors, and practice mindfulness.
—Cas Holman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
As for how to improve your sleep, Holliday-Bell recommends maintaining a regular bedtime and wakeup time, crafting a relaxing wind-down routine, limiting caffeine and alcohol later in the day, and managing stress through a regular mindfulness or deep breathing practice.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Beyond the basics, regular physical activity, mindfulness and yoga can also help.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mindfulness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mindfulness
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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Fear, devotion, inquisition, obsession, admiration – all attention is good attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even so, there’s still time for any 2026 NFL Draft hopefuls to catch the attention of pro scouts.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Thanks to the song’s inclusion in the 1955 movie Blackboard Jungle, rock music entered the American consciousness with its visual identity and mythos already set.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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In this Air sign, the Lord of the Underworld is pushing us toward a future where individual freedom and collective consciousness replace outdated systems of control.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Mindfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mindfulness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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