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of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
cognitive development
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Recent Examples of cognitive
Keeping your brain stimulated in middle age can help build up that cognitive resiliency that protects your brain from Alzheimer’s.
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Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
Their cognitive structures look nothing like ours, except that they’re built from the same broad type of cell: the neuron.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Navigating imbalances of cognitive labor can be a challenge for any couple.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 1 May 2025
Investing in physical recovery directly impacts cognitive and emotional performance.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
Their cognitive structures look nothing like ours, except that they’re built from the same broad type of cell: the neuron.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Navigating imbalances of cognitive labor can be a challenge for any couple.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 1 May 2025
Investing in physical recovery directly impacts cognitive and emotional performance.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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There is a very reasonable bet that something like this happens.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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This level needs to be reasonable and proportionate to the risk.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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These include: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Self-Regulation Programs While there is enthusiasm around self-regulation, limited empirical research on its effectiveness means that the long-term impacts of some programs are not fully understood.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But empirical research strongly refutes the idea that misinformation is simply in the eye of the beholder.—
Sander van der Linden,
Time,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Establishing a Data Academy which trained over 1,000 employees on data utilization, data literacy, and analytic tool upskilling during 2024.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Let the machines show us what can be done with analytic manipulation of the manifold.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Here are 5 of the best Our best wishes on a safe start to the day.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
19 May 2025
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The film topped Entertainment Weekly's 2022 list of Tom Cruise-starring projects ranked by grade, and came in just behind Born on the Fourth of July as containing Cruise's all-time best screen performance.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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