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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
The heroic actions of four Maplewood firefighters saved the lives of two unconscious young children rescued from a Vadnais Heights house fire in November, the fire chief said Monday in honoring them.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Romero said a lifeguard performed CPR on one person who was unconscious.
—Gary Warth, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Three years after her mother’s passing, Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown shared an eerily similar fate when she was also found unconscious in a bathtub, then reported dead almost six months later in hospice care.
Jan. 31, 2025, marked 10 years since Brown was found unconscious.
—Arabella Hau, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Breaking The Chains Of Unconscious Patterns Through Touch Over time, couples fall into unconscious patterns—repeating the same ways of touching, communicating or even avoiding each other.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Romero said a lifeguard performed CPR on one person who was unconscious.
—Gary Warth, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Three years after her mother’s passing, Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown shared an eerily similar fate when she was also found unconscious in a bathtub, then reported dead almost six months later in hospice care.
Jan. 31, 2025, marked 10 years since Brown was found unconscious.
—Arabella Hau, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Breaking The Chains Of Unconscious Patterns Through Touch Over time, couples fall into unconscious patterns—repeating the same ways of touching, communicating or even avoiding each other.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
Adjective
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Besides pulling air from underground, the system will also be able to exchange hot and cold air between the two spaces, depending on the need.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Around mid-March when consistently warm weather arrives, trim the plants back as needed while removing cold damage or declining leaves.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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New York lawyer Emil Bove, who was one of President Trump’s criminal defense attorneys and is now principal associate deputy attorney general, is handing out the orders, but Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump himself are not unaware of the terrible machinations.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Pham was unaware that high blood pressure, which runs in his family, is the second leading cause of kidney failure, after diabetes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The phrase 'practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty' was coined in 1982 by magazine writer and editor Anne Herbert.—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Al Saffan is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Proponents of the Build Back Better agenda, in convincing themselves that the hot economy was transformative for workers, appeared oblivious to the genuine concerns of the electorate.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ella’s younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Earp) sits in the back seat of the run-down car with their golden retriever Rex, mostly oblivious to the tension up front.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant about the structure and features of their government.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s obviously ignorant, racist people in Vermont as well, but the vibe in general is way more progressive.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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