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
The moment brought immense awareness and scrutiny to USA Fencing's policies.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The wife and mom spreads awareness on topics that most of us avoid through the nuanced lens of a Black woman medical doctor.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 14 May 2026
This experience now feeds directly into production, with a focus on integrating audience awareness and positioning from the earliest stages of a project’s development, Romeo specified.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026
Alongside as ever was Tom Watson, who like Brett has been fundraising and trying to create awareness of ALS for decades, in the name of close friends who died from the evil disease.
—Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for awareness
Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The wife and mom spreads awareness on topics that most of us avoid through the nuanced lens of a Black woman medical doctor.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 14 May 2026
This experience now feeds directly into production, with a focus on integrating audience awareness and positioning from the earliest stages of a project’s development, Romeo specified.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026
Alongside as ever was Tom Watson, who like Brett has been fundraising and trying to create awareness of ALS for decades, in the name of close friends who died from the evil disease.
—Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for awareness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awareness
Noun
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Rather than focusing on the White House setting itself, White said his attention quickly turned toward how bugs could affect lighting, camera shots and the overall broadcast presentation during a live pay-per-view event.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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At full time, he was pushed forward by Will Hughes and Maxence Lacroix to take in the appreciation of the supporters, looking almost sheepish at the attention.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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McKinsey estimates that American consumers are spending $500 billion on products that promise better overall health, sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, fitness and appearance.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Its themed weekend programs rotate through yoga, pilates, reading, grounding ceremonies and mindfulness.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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In September 2026, the consciousness conference was already booked at the Vatican’s address before the encyclical was announced.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But despite assurances that the impact on businesses has been minimized, some groups still worried that the AI bill — despite its sections on workforce development and increasing AI knowledge — will ultimately create new burdens for businesses that could hamper innovation efforts.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Steelers on Saturday, ending a protracted decision-making process.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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“Awareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awareness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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