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functioning outside the area of conscious awareness but acting to influence one's thoughts or feelings
A subliminal image was embedded in the advertisement. The subliminal sounds supposedly aid in getting to sleep, but I am skeptical.
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Recent Examples of subliminal
The workmanship shows in the color and precision of the grout, the mottling of dark flecks, and the triangular pieces where the arches meet — details that give the façade a subliminal liveliness.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
Both these men think of interiors as subliminal ways to read someone’s psyche.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
The two musicians recently traded subliminal messages across social media indicating that cheating may be an issue for one party.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 19 Feb. 2025
As in equine therapy, the connection between human and horse becomes more subliminal—not as a relationship based on domination, but one of mutual care and attunement.
—Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
Both these men think of interiors as subliminal ways to read someone’s psyche.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
The two musicians recently traded subliminal messages across social media indicating that cheating may be an issue for one party.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 19 Feb. 2025
As in equine therapy, the connection between human and horse becomes more subliminal—not as a relationship based on domination, but one of mutual care and attunement.
—Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for subliminal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subliminal
Adjective
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Trevon Williams, who did not escape from the New Orleans jail, was charged with 10 counts of being a principal to simple escape, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on May 23.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Related Stories 13 Under-The-Radar Activities And Experiences In Key West The 11 Best Key West Restaurants On The Water Rooms And Rates The rooms are bright, cheerful, and simple, with colorful coastal touches in artwork and decorative items like pillows.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The pool’s mechanical room looks like the boiler room of an ocean liner — with giant tanks that purify pool water and another system that stabilizes the temperature.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Replacement parts from companies such as Moss Motors are affordable, and anyone with basic mechanical skills can wrench on their own MG, adding a little skin—and a lot of satisfaction—into the game.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Tianwen 2 marks another step forward in China's ever-advancing, ever-ambitious robotic exploration program.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Though he’s filmed hundreds of interviews, Evans still looks a touch robotic on camera.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Be aware that subconscious resistance may push against intellectual exploration under the Aquarius moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But intuition is intelligence in another form—one rooted in experience, subconscious synthesis and emotional truth.—
Paige Williams,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Home in foreclosure, a mobile mechanic Online records show that his Canby Street home was in foreclosure last year and sold in September for $60,000.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the footage, a large coastal carpet python rests on a mechanic shop's floor.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, once again, Indiana found some magic behind Aaron Nesmith's 20-point fourth quarter and unconscious three-point shooting and came back to force overtime on a Haliburton step-back jumper that bounced high off of the rim and fell down through.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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When teens begin dying in their dreams—each claimed by a disfigured man with a glove of knives—the boundary between waking life and unconscious terror erodes.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Those who yearn for a front seat to calm ocean vistas might consider staying in one of these remote cabins—hidden gems nestled right on Chile’s Pacific coast, near the village of Matanzas.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
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While the fragrance-free shampoo is the brand’s signature, the fragranced version is an honest-to-god hidden gem.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
25 May 2025
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“Subliminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subliminal. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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