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Recent Examples of subconscious
The trio navigates the emotional weight of the story with a delicate synchronicity that peels back the layers of trauma brimming within Darcy’s subconscious, threatening to drag Daphne’s creative spirit down with him.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
But in that cozy enclave where the subconscious lives of men and women would be plumbed, there was some doubt that a woman doctor would have anything of value to contribute.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Combining dream and nightmare logic, his storytelling fearlessly visualized the subconscious.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
Lastly, revolutionary Uranus will enter Gemini—your 12th house of subconscious inner workings—as of July 7, launching a long period of spiritual introspection that lasts until 2033.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
But in that cozy enclave where the subconscious lives of men and women would be plumbed, there was some doubt that a woman doctor would have anything of value to contribute.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Combining dream and nightmare logic, his storytelling fearlessly visualized the subconscious.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
Lastly, revolutionary Uranus will enter Gemini—your 12th house of subconscious inner workings—as of July 7, launching a long period of spiritual introspection that lasts until 2033.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subconscious
Adjective
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An unidentified woman in her 70s was found unconscious in the back seat behind the driver following the crash.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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On the SmackDown episode that aired on November 24, Cargill was found unconscious, bloodied, and left on the hood of a car.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The song followed years of subliminal shots between Drake and Lamar, leading the West Coast rapper to reignite the long-brewing rivalry.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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And there’s so much subliminal messaging even within the choreography.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the second scene, Hiccup disastrously attempts to tame a wild dragon during his test of courage in the arena, and in the third scene, we are treated to the thrilling re-enactment of Hiccup’s first ride atop Toothless, which takes on a more immersive and visceral power in live-action.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Symbiosis will combine the starkness of a classic and visceral body horror with the intimacy and raw emotion of chamber drama.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The reflex reaction might well be, What exactly have the governor and fellow Democrats been doing for the previous six years?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These tools are shifting finance teams from reactive cost management to proactive, strategic partners in growth.—
Sasha Vyash,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland Browns: Abdul Carter, DE/OLB, Penn State — No, this isn't a reactive move after Myles Garrett's trade request.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Is the show of regret a conditioned response associated with receiving a less severe punishment?—
Charlotte Hu,
Discover Magazine,
31 July 2011
Adjective
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The feline's movement can trigger instinctive responses in dogs as a natural self-preservation mechanism.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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His goal catalogue is varied, with plenty of instinctive snapshots with either foot plus an aerial threat.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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Nostalgia plays a part too, of course, as those of us who came of age in the VHS era have an almost Pavlovian response to the look and feel of those chunky black tapes.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Subconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subconscious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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