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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
Wu said active learning appears to provide greater cognitive benefits than passive activities.
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Debate is raging all over the world about the place AI should have in schools, with some studies on US children suggesting that introducing generative AI into education can erode children's ability to develop cognitive and social skills.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
High-energy visible light plays a role in alertness, memory, cognitive function and mood regulation, and it is even used as a treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder, according to the Raleigh Eye Center.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Luteal-phase fatigue and food cravings have clear physiological explanations and follicular-phase cognitive advantages have emerging support.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Debate is raging all over the world about the place AI should have in schools, with some studies on US children suggesting that introducing generative AI into education can erode children's ability to develop cognitive and social skills.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
High-energy visible light plays a role in alertness, memory, cognitive function and mood regulation, and it is even used as a treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder, according to the Raleigh Eye Center.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Luteal-phase fatigue and food cravings have clear physiological explanations and follicular-phase cognitive advantages have emerging support.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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This is worth remembering amid perhaps reasonable excitement about the World Cup.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Fortunately, this month New York’s Legislature passed the bipartisan Responsible Data Center Development Act placing a 1-year moratorium on data center development while reasonable safeguards are created.—
Liz Krueger,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Additional empirical evidence, including examination of the raccoon genome, is needed to know for sure.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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However, despite popular anecdotal evidence that kratom can ease opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms, there is empirical evidence that kratom itself can become addictive.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The only significant difference is that the Rays have concentrated on a smaller group of players in terms of meetings (including with family and personal coaches), attending games and workouts, and doing deep analytical dives.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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The paper, which is a collaborative effort between the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Latin America and Caribbean Circular Economy Coalition, was designed to lay the analytical foundation for changes at both the policy and market level of global material production.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson just stopped Haiti's best opportunity to score all night, on a corner kick that found the head of Haiti's Ade and deflected backward on an angle directly into the goal.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The Marlins improve to 38-38 and are an MLB-best 12-4 in June.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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