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
Outside of vaginoplasty, there’s no procedure where cognizance of touch response is as integral to surgical success.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
If the goals of the administration require a lack of cognizance about human rights, then the goals of the administration are in conflict with human rights.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 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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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
If the goals of the administration require a lack of cognizance about human rights, then the goals of the administration are in conflict with human rights.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizance
Noun
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There’s this awareness that something could go wrong.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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The annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride brings together classic and vintage motorcycle riders to raise money and awareness for men’s mental health and prostate cancer research.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sets would be built and then junked only to be rebuilt again at considerable cost due to an overall lack of familiarity with standard Hollywood filmmaking procedures.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet there's a sense of familiarity, a return to their origins in both heritage and early hip-hop influences.—
Jane Mo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Companies are required, under threat of criminal penalties, to bring new information to the government’s attention.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lawyers who represent Silicon Valley’s biggest AI firms are paying attention.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Knock on doors, raise money for progressive candidates, and mobilize your friends, neighbors, colleagues and acquaintances.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Antisemitic hate crimes are at an all-time high; friends, acquaintances, and colleagues who used to wish me a Happy Hanukkah, Happy Passover, or Happy Rosh Hashanah have gone silent.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yet there’s wisdom amid the silliness, as the story gently makes a case for the necessity of grief, mindfulness and mortal awareness, even in a life otherwise unburdened by adult human responsibility.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Intentional breathing, meditation and yoga are all ways to practice mindfulness.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Archibald has experience in all of those roles in his 23-year career in education that includes teaching 13 years in the classroom, working 10 years in administration as an assistant athletic director and coaching for all of that time.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Honma experience quickly became a disastrous one for Rose, and while McLaren could end up being the next great golf brand, his taking another chance on a brand that has proven exactly nothing in the golf space is questionable, at best.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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As a result of the incident, women lost consciousness, had seizures and one plaintiff likely suffered a stroke, the lawsuit stated.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last September, Sigma Alpha Epsilon was sanctioned for lying to officials during a hazing investigation involving a member who lost consciousness and needed emergency life support.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Cognizance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizance. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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