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Recent Examples of subconscious
One particular phrase has been drilled into Sean Payton’s subconscious enough times, evidently, that the Broncos’ head coach repeated a version of it three separate times to reporters across the 2025 season.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
The Backrooms are the subconscious of the modern world—whoever enters will leave something of themselves behind.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Navigating a chaotic city street during rush hour is a subconscious breeze for humans.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
The Backrooms are the subconscious of the modern world—whoever enters will leave something of themselves behind.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Navigating a chaotic city street during rush hour is a subconscious breeze for humans.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subconscious
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The girl — identified in the affidavit as 18-year-old Paige Mahone — was found breathing but unconscious on the passenger floor, below the glovebox, according to the affidavit.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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The caller said family members had found the elderly woman, identified as Kun-Ying Yang, unconscious in her apartment.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The second — and there was a lot of this — was the analysis offered by our skills coach above, which focused on the player’s more subliminal abilities.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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His legacy as one of rap’s great subliminal assassins is one of the most impressive parts of his career.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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This visceral, gripping body-horror novel will satisfy your literary appetite.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Pure, visceral action filmmaking from frame to frame.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Wyle listened to the two women’s breathing and administered a reflex test on their knees.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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That reflex delays care and erodes trust.—
Liz Koch,
STAT,
6 Apr. 2026
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The move suggests a broader shift in Tehran, where a new generation of leaders is increasingly abandoning the cautious, reactive approach that long defined the Islamic Republic’s strategy towards its adversaries.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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But the tanks, which contain a highly reactive liquid chemical known as methyl methacrylate, or MMA, used to make materials such as plexiglass, are still at the facility.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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As the protagonist Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968), Duane Jones unveiled a distinct facet of pre-conditioned Black martyrdom.—
Malik Peay,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2023
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The new formula is infused with a luscious blend of flower oils so that lashes feel conditioned and supple to the touch.—
Daisy Maldonado,
SELF,
13 Sep. 2022
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Jacques Chirac was famous for his warmth, appetite and instinctive connection with crowds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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That sense of responsibility, quiet, enduring, almost instinctive, runs through Giglio in ways that are hard to name but easy to recognize.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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When the needle finally drops, the effect is Pavlovian.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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The result is a political Pavlovian response where even modest tax reforms come with a side of millionaire exodus think-pieces.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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“Subconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subconscious. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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