as in oblivious
not informed about or aware of something
she was unaware of the change in travel plans
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as in suddenly
without warning
the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware
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Recent Examples of unaware
Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
The episode closes on Nina and the Bride arriving at a massive castle, unaware of the local woman watching them from a nearby guardhouse.
—Hayden Mears, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile senior figures within the military have either distanced themselves from the martial law decree or indicated they were themselves caught unaware.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Approximately half of all Americans with type 2 diabetes are unaware of their health condition.8
What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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For those of you unaware, paronychia is the medical term for a cuticle infection, which can be caused by trauma (as in, your cuticle cutters), irritation, and exposure to bacteria.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
The episode closes on Nina and the Bride arriving at a massive castle, unaware of the local woman watching them from a nearby guardhouse.
—Hayden Mears, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile senior figures within the military have either distanced themselves from the martial law decree or indicated they were themselves caught unaware.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Approximately half of all Americans with type 2 diabetes are unaware of their health condition.8
What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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More often than not, companies today are oblivious to encryption as a data security tool and are content to use perimeter security measures like firewalls, monitoring and multifactor authentication to guard against would-be adversaries.Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The band members are by no means oblivious to the seismic momentum of Beatlemania, becoming virtual prisoners at New York’s Plaza Hotel as it’s surrounded by a mob of screaming fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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The juxtaposition of ignorant tourism and seemingly backwards folk religions produces the kind of gruesome friction that horror filmmakers love to exploit.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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Many Americans remain ignorant of this history, and the organizers behind these projects want to educate them about it — with the hope history won't repeat itself.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Mbaye, who now lives in Texas, told me about Diop’s passion for seeing the city from a lighthouse, and catching it unawares at dawn.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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An early freeze that catches a tree unawares can do the same or can cause its leaves to turn straight from green to brown before falling off.Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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