as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis
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Recent Examples of brainpower
One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot.
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
Smart robots will have both the muscle to do the work and the brainpower to run themselves.
—Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
This week, the majority of your waking brainpower is focused on planning for your future.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Winning The Battle For Attention In an economy that runs on brainpower, employee attention is an organization's most precious resource.
—Scott Hitchins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
Smart robots will have both the muscle to do the work and the brainpower to run themselves.
—Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
This week, the majority of your waking brainpower is focused on planning for your future.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Winning The Battle For Attention In an economy that runs on brainpower, employee attention is an organization's most precious resource.
—Scott Hitchins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainpower
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Moretti's aware of Ariel's intellect and always wants to be one step ahead of her, making for an enthralling game of cat and mouse.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The versatile Chestnut, 56, leads with intellect, charm and six-pack abs as Dr. John Watson, the beloved colleague of the apparently deceased Sherlock Holmes, in CBS' modern series.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The patent signals Amazon's solution to this long-standing challenge—combining Alexa's voice interface with the deep product intelligence that Rufus has demonstrated since its launch earlier this year.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Under the proposal, the U.S. has promised to restore military and intelligence support to Ukraine in exchange for Ukraine promising to end air attacks on Russia.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2025
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Migraine With Aura About 25% of people with migraines experience an aura, a temporary, reversible change in their senses.—
Janelle McSwiggin, MSN,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rather than surprising the audience with the plane crash that sets off Death’s design, each iteration of the script opens with a sense of foreboding that something is wrong.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Brainpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainpower. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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