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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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Not only that, but consciousness survives.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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This generational transition is altering our collective consciousness, challenging us to transform power dynamics within groups, friendships and societal systems.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Mindfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mindfulness. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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