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Recent Examples of hyperawareness
The increase in isolation and lack of social feedback has increased a self-critical hyperawareness — meaning teens are very focused on their own feelings but are missing the important tools that allows some reality testing.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
When cartoon characters dance, there’s a hyperawareness of their artificial movements—all the more so when those movements seem to be part of a social media strategy.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 19 Jan. 2022
Aphex Twin’s Richard D. James arranged electronic beats in complex designs that stimulated both hypnosis and hyperawareness.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2021
Implementing social media interactions, on Twitter specifically, as an onscreen storytelling device as well as clips from news broadcasts, the director illustrates the hyperawareness and ruthless media coverage the unprepared adolescent heroes were subjected to.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2020
Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
When cartoon characters dance, there’s a hyperawareness of their artificial movements—all the more so when those movements seem to be part of a social media strategy.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 19 Jan. 2022
Aphex Twin’s Richard D. James arranged electronic beats in complex designs that stimulated both hypnosis and hyperawareness.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2021
Implementing social media interactions, on Twitter specifically, as an onscreen storytelling device as well as clips from news broadcasts, the director illustrates the hyperawareness and ruthless media coverage the unprepared adolescent heroes were subjected to.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperawareness
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In response, much of the conversation about education has focused on skills, knowledge, and innovation.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The suspect, arrested on suspicion of robbery and brought to the hospital for observation, obtained a gun despite weapon detection screening.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
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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“Hyperawareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperawareness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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