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as in cold
having lost consciousness
the guard was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
unconscious of the somber expression she wore
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Recent Examples of unconscious
In each of the two incidents, emergency workers responded to a report of two unconscious people in the room.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The trailer begins with a 911 call where someone found Odom unconscious outside of a brothel in Nevada.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
The trailer, which dropped on March 3, opens with the infamous 2015 incident when the basketball star was found unconscious at Love Ranch, a brothel in Crystal, Nevada.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
The atrophy of empathy has become such a fixture of the show’s emotional mechanism that watching this, my only reaction as an unconscious man was wheeled out of Harper’s office by paramedics was to laugh.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The trailer begins with a 911 call where someone found Odom unconscious outside of a brothel in Nevada.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
The trailer, which dropped on March 3, opens with the infamous 2015 incident when the basketball star was found unconscious at Love Ranch, a brothel in Crystal, Nevada.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
The atrophy of empathy has become such a fixture of the show’s emotional mechanism that watching this, my only reaction as an unconscious man was wheeled out of Harper’s office by paramedics was to laugh.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
Adjective
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The snowpack acts as a natural water storage system for California, and ideally when the region’s climate shifts from cold to warm and dry, the snow gradually melts down from rivers and creeks to fill reservoirs over a period of months.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Direct Sowing Outside This method is simple but must be done during fall to allow for natural cold stratification.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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The appeals process typically remains under wraps, with teams unaware if a player appeals a decision.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some drivers around the state may be unaware of certain laws unique to Texas or more heavily cited by Texas law enforcement.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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End these stupid, senseless wars.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Except Valentin would then offer just one more drink and drug his dates senseless, officials familiar with a widening investigation into his behavior claim.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
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The film centres on the owner of a failing furniture chain whose insurance scam unravels catastrophically on the eve of his daughter’s wedding, leaving him scrambling to keep his family oblivious, avoid prison and salvage the celebration.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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The new city government, controlled largely by business owners and other élites, seemed oblivious to the problems of the poor.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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To many ballet dancers, Chalamet sounded like an ignorant bully.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is clearly a knee-jerk reaction and ignorant of actual risks.—
Michael F. Gorman,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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