as in attention
a state of being aware
while strolling in the big city, maintain an awareness of what's going on around you
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Recent Examples of awareness
In 2016, the mother of one of the two Columbine shooters, Sue Klebold, released a memoir exploring the causes of her son’s violence and ways to prevent future attacks through mental health awareness.
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Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
These lessons also gave them awareness and knowledge of the media’s influence in shaping realities, the dangers of miseducation, and the ways misinformation could undermine Black self-determination.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
After its recent participation at the January edition of menswear trade fair Pitti Uomo, which boosted brand awareness, its foray into the eyewear was the natural next move.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
In recent years, a large group of these marketers have come to the Super Bowl in a bid to increase awareness and to push viewers to visit them online.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
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Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
These lessons also gave them awareness and knowledge of the media’s influence in shaping realities, the dangers of miseducation, and the ways misinformation could undermine Black self-determination.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
After its recent participation at the January edition of menswear trade fair Pitti Uomo, which boosted brand awareness, its foray into the eyewear was the natural next move.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
In recent years, a large group of these marketers have come to the Super Bowl in a bid to increase awareness and to push viewers to visit them online.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awareness
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The landing captured the attention of the American people, whose fascination with lunar landings harkens back to the days of NASA's Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In addition to a physical workout, yoga provides opportunities for deep breathing and mindfulness.—
Amy Kwan,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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Direct Your Fear Instead of letting fear spiral into panic, Johnson advises channeling it into logical thinking and mindfulness.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Users added an increase of lean protein, meal replacements, and healthy snacks to complement their new health consciousness.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The class consciousness of the series is meant to put viewers on the side of the resort staff and other less-than-wealthy characters.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.—
Rachael Levy and Marisa Taylor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Congress also put the agency in charge of thwarting nuclear proliferation, researching and developing nuclear propulsion systems for submarines and directing national laboratories that provide key scientific and engineering knowledge for the U.S. nuclear weapons system.—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Awareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awareness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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