1
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
Place body pillows or rolled towels on either side of your torso to prevent unconscious rolling during the night.
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
These create a gentle barrier that discourages unconscious rolling during the night.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The suit alleges the assailants also grabbed Escobedo from behind twice and choked him unconscious in a manner that could have killed him.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
But the action does not mean the chick is unconscious or injured, the nonprofit said.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
These create a gentle barrier that discourages unconscious rolling during the night.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The suit alleges the assailants also grabbed Escobedo from behind twice and choked him unconscious in a manner that could have killed him.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
But the action does not mean the chick is unconscious or injured, the nonprofit said.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
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Tuesday morning will be cold, with temperatures in the 30s.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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After the case went cold for decades, advances in DNA technology led to the case being reopened and the baby's body being exhumed in July 2019, KVLY, Valley News Live, and KX News reported.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Opposition politicians expressed disbelief that Starmer could have been unaware Mandelson had failed security vetting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Powell was unaware in the fall of 1975 that Wilkins had been invited to join the Pacific Coast Club by team director Tom Jennings, Wilkins said.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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On March 4, in senseless acts of violence, Linda, my neighbor, and her niece Natalie Graves were murdered at the base of that mountain.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Following the death of his son in a senseless crime, a father’s obsession with finding the killer leads him into a painful search for truth, redemption, and the meaning of forgiveness.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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To this lesson, as to so many ironies screaming out from his prose, Tillman appears oblivious.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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His collaborators remained unaware — or kept willfully oblivious — about the allegations.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Excluding industry from the room doesn’t make for ‘independent’ policy but sets the table for ignorant policy.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Being ignorant but rational, the proto-citizens will necessarily settle on what Rawls called the Two Principles of Justice.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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