1
as in awareness
a state of being aware
take cognizance of what is happening
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2
as in familiarity
knowledge gained by personal experience
seemed to have no cognizance of last night's events
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Recent Examples of cognizance
Given his compassionate cognizance of money management, Dr. Michels and the entire Michels Family Financial crew push to distinguish their offerings to clients.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Outside of vaginoplasty, there’s no procedure where cognizance of touch response is as integral to surgical success.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
This requires a level of surrender, and the cognizance that certain circumstances are simply beyond our control.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Outside of vaginoplasty, there’s no procedure where cognizance of touch response is as integral to surgical success.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
This requires a level of surrender, and the cognizance that certain circumstances are simply beyond our control.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cognizance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizance
Noun
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The New World screwworm had been declared eradicated in the US decades ago, thanks to efforts such as the breeding of sterile flies, awareness campaigns and efforts to control the pest in foreign countries.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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But in those cases and others, the defendants took concrete steps that demonstrated their sincerity and conscious awareness of the threatening nature of their speech.—
Wayne Unger,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Visibility drives familiarity, and familiarity drives demand.—
Jeremy Fields,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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And then there’s free-agent addition John Metchie III, who has familiarity with Bryce Young due to the two of them playing together at Alabama.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday reiterated warnings of a possible massive Russian strike and urged residents to pay special attention to air raid alerts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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On the trip, Jaliya reconnects with Andre, her childhood crush—and also starts to fall for a new acquaintance named India.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The employee losing their livelihood often discovers it at the exact same moment as the journalist, the investor, and the LinkedIn acquaintance preparing to post about it publicly.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Eco effort At the heart of the property’s eco mindfulness (low waste; little to no plastic) is the Geo Park Discovery center, and its wonderful team of naturalists led by their lead Aidi Abdullah.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Manage stress levels through mindfulness techniques, like meditation, reading, or yoga.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
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For a more exclusive experience, book the Heart Reef and Whitehaven Beach Stopover that lands right on the shore for a picnic and swim.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Andriy Sirko, the chief neurosurgeon at Mechnikov, told me that no hospital in the world has more experience operating on patients with penetrating brain injuries: Since Russia’s invasion in 2022, his staff has performed roughly 2,500 such surgeries.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Now, her portrayal of Zosia, the hive mind emissary sent to cajole Rhea Seehorn’s Carol into joining the world’s collective consciousness in Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV sci-fi tale of a happiness apocalypse, has stirred up Emmy buzz.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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The subsequent collapse has not reached the public consciousness, perhaps because the numbers of asylum seekers on small boats — the most visible, and to some voters least palatable, form of migration — remain stable.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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“Cognizance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizance. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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