consciousness-expanding
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of consciousness-expanding
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Speaking of spiciness, the level of heat that Taurus Ox’s dishes attain gets felt in different parts of your mouth or sometimes throughout your head, ranging from tingling to consciousness-expanding.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
LeAnn Rimes Singer-songwriter Most of the reads that are piquing my interest have inspiring, consciousness-expanding, soul-penetrating themes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2020
But all three offered highly intelligent, questioning, consciousness-expanding choreography of a variety particular to New York.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2016
"I'm in the book business, the idea-sharing, consciousness-expanding, storytelling business," said the novelist.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013
This was in line with the expectation that the intensification of ordinary experiences and the consciousness-expanding aspects that are so widely associated with psychedelics would be reflected in higher than usual brain activity.
From Scientific American • May 15, 2012
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