as in aware
having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
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Recent Examples of sentient
An international study revealed that trees, particularly older ones, display a coordinated, anticipatory response to solar eclipses—signaling to each other with bioelectrical pulses in a manner likened to J.R.R. Tolkien's sentient Ents from his classic The Lord of the Rings series.
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Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Insurance ads, used car rivals, and plugs for a local religious scholar and recording artist, Langdon P. Hershey, all converge to tell the story of an expanding sinkhole, a cult, and an ever-growing restaurant that becomes unsettlingly sentient.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
But that’s all backstory, because that single sentient sentence marks a moment of revelation, not just in the book, which is, itself, a watershed effort for Macfarlane, but in the writer’s storied career.
—Daegan Miller
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
An expert machine operator can make a hydraulic arm seem almost sentient.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Insurance ads, used car rivals, and plugs for a local religious scholar and recording artist, Langdon P. Hershey, all converge to tell the story of an expanding sinkhole, a cult, and an ever-growing restaurant that becomes unsettlingly sentient.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
But that’s all backstory, because that single sentient sentence marks a moment of revelation, not just in the book, which is, itself, a watershed effort for Macfarlane, but in the writer’s storied career.
—Daegan Miller
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
An expert machine operator can make a hydraulic arm seem almost sentient.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentient
Adjective
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Musk’s comment about Bannon returning to prison was made under a post showing Trump’s Truth Social post, indicating that the billionaire is aware of the threat but is choosing not to respond yet.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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Prince William’s charitable team was not aware of the Mondejar Foundation, nor of its attempts to solicit donations through an exclusive networking group called A Small World by offering access to the royal couple via the polo event.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Paloma Wool Originating in Barcelona, Paloma Wool specializes in conscious garments and accessories to be worn as an art form, where getting dressed is not just a necessity, but an expression of oneself.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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Much has been made about the conscious uncoupling of Devers and the Red Sox last Sunday.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2025
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“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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