subconscious

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Recent Examples of subconscious Be aware that subconscious resistance may push against intellectual exploration under the Aquarius moon. Usa Today, USA Today, 19 May 2025 But intuition is intelligence in another form—one rooted in experience, subconscious synthesis and emotional truth. Paige Williams, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 And for some white audiences, those who fear potential trend-setters and those who want to place restraints on who can succeed and in which ways, that may be concerning, even if on a subconscious level. Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 That truth gets even louder on May 12th, when the Scorpio full moon lands in your sector of spirituality and subconscious at 12:56 p.m. EST. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subconscious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subconscious
Adjective
  • During his new stand-up special, Jamie tearfully recounts his medical emergency that left him being unconscious for 20 days and waking up in a wheelchair.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 2 June 2025
  • Authorities found the vehicle’s driver unconscious and not breathing, police said.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • That was intentional, but a little bit more subliminal.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 27 May 2025
  • Among the greatest risks of AI, according to experts and the people interviewed for this story, are questionable veracity (deepfakes and misinformation), subliminal manipulation of human behavior, lack of diverse opinions, invasion of privacy, lack of transparency and concentration of power.
    Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Friday’s raid was the latest — and perhaps most brazen — attack, not only for its visceral impact on everyday San Diegans, but for its audacious disregard of our most cherished constitutional protections.
    Andrew Nietor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • The visceral energy of the anger of this guy in a clown suit is the stuff of nightmares.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Apart from the reflex response to a jump scare, the purpose of almost any horror movie is to disturb you.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
  • The Loewe Grand inicio is a powerful two-way speaker with a bass reflex system and is available as a floor-standing speaker.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • This reactive approach overlooks strong candidates who bring growth potential.
    Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • This mask is everything your reactive skin needs—moisture, firmness, and calm—without the drama.
    Marie Lodi, Allure, 2 June 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
  • As part of that instinctive approach, Webster has historically recorded songs soon after writing them.
    Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 5 June 2025
  • Yet, even if his finishing is instinctive, there is planning behind Mateta’s approach.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Drivers build lives around parking: the work shifts altered to align with the alternate-side-rotation hours, the keys always in the pocket, the Pavlovian alertness at the chirp of an unlocking car.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • After a decade, my body reacts in a Pavlovian way to its stimuli, the scroll of torsos, the dopamine of a red dot notification, a three-toned beep that perks you up in your chair.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Subconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subconscious. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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