hypervigilant

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Recent Examples of hypervigilant Instead of using stress as a momentary burst of energy to handle a challenge, your nervous system stays trapped in a hypervigilant state, constantly preparing for the next emotional shift. Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 As Cha-il, the auditing department’s perpetually exasperated and hypervigilant leader, Shin helps to uncover various scandals and white collar crimes. Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 As the foundations for building an independent adult life continue to crumble under young people’s feet, hypervigilant parents are fixated more than ever on the top-flight college degree as a guarantor of their children’s financial comfort and social standing. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 Adam Dodge, founder of advocacy and education group Ending Tech-Enabled Abuse, says that until Google proactively removes more NCII, victims have to be hypervigilant about finding and reporting it themselves. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 8 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for hypervigilant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypervigilant
Adjective
  • And one lively female was virtually sleepless, averaging just four minutes of sleep each day.
    Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Practical and Cute Enter the perfect solution to her sleepless nights.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In the long term, the Vikings must be mindful of the makeup of the receiver room.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Guests should be mindful of hallway conversations, especially during quiet hours.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Image Set in Brooklyn in the summer of 2022, the action takes place in the apartment of Emmy, a playwright freshly cognizant of the danger of being too broke to afford health insurance.
    Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • There’s a hierarchy as far as veterans and younger guys, and guys are super cognizant of that, and respectful.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • At times, that can mean there’s reason to be optimistic or perhaps to be cautious about a hot start.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Collins said Republicans also need to be cautious about slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, another budget-cutting target identified by fiscal conservatives.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Be careful not to let in too much moisture to avoid any mildew or mold developing on your mattress.
    Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • And Martin says the uncertainty about insurance rates is yet another good reason to be careful on the road.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The study, by the Kearney Consumer Institute, found that consumers are wary of spending.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Europe is wary of sleepwalking back into the trap of reliance on Russian energy resources that caused an energy crisis at the outset of the 2022 invasion and mounting speculation that Europe might reopen its taps has sparked pushback from key European voices.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In ancient times a heedful list is a ship of the mind.
    Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Enduring decades of bans for its salacious content, D.H. Lawrence's 1928 avant-garde novel gets a fresh adaptation under the heedful eye of Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who deftly explores the depths of female desire.
    Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024

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“Hypervigilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypervigilant. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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