subconscious

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Recent Examples of subconscious By the Aquarius new moon on January 29, your subconscious sector is buzzing with inspiration. Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Psychologists use the same technique to tap into our subconscious. Larae Quy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 All her works begin with drawings, evidence of her belief in the Surrealist tradition of doodling and automatic writing as ways to tap into the subconscious. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024 His early subconscious was shaped by his father’s tastes, hearing 2Pac, T.I., and Lil Wayne riding in the back of the car. Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for subconscious 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subconscious
Adjective
  • This was one of those overdoses that had the absolute reverberation of a slow-motion, unconscious descent into self-destruction.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
  • With the sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius — shaking up your 12th house of closure, dreams, healing and unconscious patterns — you’re empowered with an inner knowing and deep sense of spirituality.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • His team installs artworks at the office, which are meant to have a subliminal influence on the workers.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Drake smarted at the callout, and the two would trade subliminal barbs back and forth on-and-off-record for years to follow.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Loki the cat, who lives in Idaho with his cat siblings Ed and Luna and their owner, has gone viral for his visceral reaction to being out in driving snow.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • On the Clock is a visceral depiction of manual labor, alienation, and family in rural France.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • When the reflex actions are prevented, those muscle movements that ultimately cause the quick spoilage don’t occur.
    Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Basal tears keep the eye moist, while reflex tears are meant to protect the eye from irritants like dust.
    Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • While news of devastating wildfires has become distressingly familiar, the deeper crisis lies in California’s inability — or unwillingness — to shift from reactive firefighting to proactive problem-solving.
    Abhinav Anne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Blood tests: Doctors may check your level of something called C reactive protein, or CRP.
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As the protagonist Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968), Duane Jones unveiled a distinct facet of pre-conditioned Black martyrdom.
    Malik Peay, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Is the show of regret a conditioned response associated with receiving a less severe punishment?
    Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2011
Adjective
  • Each guest is invited to discover the essences through an instinctive exploration guided by a specialist or Cheloni himself, aimed at choosing favorite notes and creating a bespoke fragrance.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
  • My creative process is instinctive and spontaneous.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Those who follow the teachings of Warren Buffett know only to invest via index funds in a Pavlovian fashion.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Every other outcome only reinforces his Pavlovian impulse to belittle, attack and dominate.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024

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“Subconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subconscious. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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