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
The film centers around a high-tech military AI interface — called The Entity — that becomes sentient.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 24 May 2025
The Paramount/Skydance actioner features Cruise as Ethan Hunt following the events of 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which ended on a cliffhanger with the world threatened by a rogue and sentient AI known as The Entity.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Their penchant for experimentation breathes life into their enthralling visuals that weave outlandish tales that include things like conjoined twins being separated by a magic sword or those same twins being compelled to commit crimes by a sentient gun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Carpenter, known at that point for such films as Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1981), proved a strong match for King's pulpy tale of a seemingly sentient Plymouth Fury with a penchant for killing.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Keith Langston, People.com, 24 May 2025
The Paramount/Skydance actioner features Cruise as Ethan Hunt following the events of 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which ended on a cliffhanger with the world threatened by a rogue and sentient AI known as The Entity.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Their penchant for experimentation breathes life into their enthralling visuals that weave outlandish tales that include things like conjoined twins being separated by a magic sword or those same twins being compelled to commit crimes by a sentient gun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Carpenter, known at that point for such films as Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1981), proved a strong match for King's pulpy tale of a seemingly sentient Plymouth Fury with a penchant for killing.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentient
Adjective
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Constance was aware of others around them observing the scene.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Fatal attack The Pentagon is painfully aware of the threat.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Alonso was conscious of this when speaking on Thursday in Spain.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Plus, the adjustable cinch waist is equally as flattering for hiking trails as navigating the style conscious streets of Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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