as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
a brainy student who didn't fit in socially
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Recent Examples of brainy
The sentimental Moon enters brainy Aquarius and trines idealistic Jupiter, keeping our heads in the clouds.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
His bandmates were equally brainy: Mr. Gottlieb had a doctorate in musicology and Mr. Yarbrough once worked as a bouncer to pay for Greek lessons.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Now entering his third season as the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach, O’Connell, 38, partners with brainy General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, a former Ivy League basketball player who holds economics degrees from Princeton and Stanford.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
And Villeneuve, who proved once again his prowess for making cinematic sense of Frank Herbert’s bold vision, is the kind of director who can turn brainy sci-fi stories into broadly appealing big-screen spectacles.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
His bandmates were equally brainy: Mr. Gottlieb had a doctorate in musicology and Mr. Yarbrough once worked as a bouncer to pay for Greek lessons.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Now entering his third season as the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach, O’Connell, 38, partners with brainy General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, a former Ivy League basketball player who holds economics degrees from Princeton and Stanford.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
And Villeneuve, who proved once again his prowess for making cinematic sense of Frank Herbert’s bold vision, is the kind of director who can turn brainy sci-fi stories into broadly appealing big-screen spectacles.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
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These group dynamics and cooperation efforts are part of what makes meerkats so intelligent.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Companies are eager to tap into the productivity AI offers: ServiceNow, which provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses has recently adopted AI agents, a move that has boosted subscription revenue by 23%.Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Other clever design touches are everywhere, from plastic guyline clips made from a material that won’t crack even in temperatures as low as negative 60 Fahrenheit, to wraparound snowflaps that enable you to set the tent up without stakes in deep snow.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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She’s built a clever brand for herself now as the nice grandma who knows everything there is to know about rose gardens but also has done hard time and is friends with Snoop.Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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That was a smart play, because his impact was necessary, not only in creating zone-coverage looks in the pass game, but also as a running back and pass catcher.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its strategy of providing energy and smart home solutions, supported by its recent acquisition of Vivint Smart Home (NRG).Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Don’t be too quick to buy into something that is a fleeting desire.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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This video raises a lot of questions, many of which commenters on the video were quick to point out.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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In his mind, Wiley was a brilliant eccentric whose lifestyle seemed somehow exempt from social norms.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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The series’ third, and final, season concluded in 2023 with a brilliant sendoff—and the whole series is available to watch now.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Last week, bond yields surged on expectations that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to lower tax rates, increase tariffs and reduce regulation could ultimately lead to higher U.S. government debt and inflation, along with faster economic growth.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Food and Drug Administration said in an update that the number of people sickened by the fast food bacteria outbreak has climbed from 90 to 104.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Brainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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