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
That episode followed Capt. Robert Daly (Jesse Plemons), a tech whiz who created sentient clones of his coworkers and exploited them in a virtual world that shares a lot of narrative DNA with Star Trek.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The fact that chickens are sentient beings that look out for one another reminds me of research showing that trees have a similar capacity.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Allow me a moment to clarify that existing AI is not sentient and that it is based on mathematical and computational formulations.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s a sentient barber’s chair armed with scissors, and a giant, piano-playing taco.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The fact that chickens are sentient beings that look out for one another reminds me of research showing that trees have a similar capacity.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Allow me a moment to clarify that existing AI is not sentient and that it is based on mathematical and computational formulations.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s a sentient barber’s chair armed with scissors, and a giant, piano-playing taco.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentient
Adjective
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Pope Francis was said to be alert and aware throughout the health episodes and occasionally posted messages on X, acknowledging the good wishes sent his way.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Health professionals were aware of it, but no one from the public opinion, no one.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The victim, a man in his 20s, was alert and conscious and was transported to an area hospital for treatment, Boisvert said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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First responders arrived at the scene around 10:03 a.m. to find Joseph conscious and alert, the sheriff's office said.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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