How to Use cognitive in a Sentence
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First, what is the cognitive demand of the task?
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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Trump has long bragged about passing cognitive tests.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
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The fish had to use their new cognitive skills to find a target, a pink board inside a lab.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
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Start easy and work your way up to the harder puzzles to build on your dog’s cognitive skills.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2017
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This hints at a view held by cognitive scientists.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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This lowers stress and cognitive strain.
—Robin Pickering, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
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But the cognitive impact was more nuanced than this.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
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That means waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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All the cognitive and motor skills a dog or cat needs throughout life are enhanced by play.
—Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee.com, 26 May 2017
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Kale has also been shown to slow cognitive decline that comes with aging.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
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Most of the people Vista hires score highly on the cognitive test.
—Laura Cooper, WSJ, 9 July 2018
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These fatty acids are central to brain health and can help keep your cognitive function strong.
—Leslie Pepper, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2020
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That is where the cognitive interface could help.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
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In the meantime, reduce the cognitive load on your brain, and have a great weekend.
—Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2020
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In other words, people who drink much more than that may have cognitive problems.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
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No state to top one of the six cognitive well-being categories two years ago did so again this year.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune Well, 17 Apr. 2024
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For years, researchers have seen mice and rats perform well on cognitive tests when famished.
—Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2018
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Now Biden, at 77, may in fact have lost a bit off his cognitive fastball.
—Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
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My 90-year-old mother-in-law has been in cognitive decline for a while.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
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An average result on a cognitive test might mask what is in fact a sharp decline.
—Joe Sexton, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2020
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Have fun, make friends and develop life, social and cognitive skills.
—South Florida Parenting, 9 June 2017
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Tagatose was not connected to cognitive decline in the study.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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There are numerous types of cognitive tests.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
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Ascher always seems to find a moving way out of these dense cognitive mazes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2021
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So consider this an excuse to make plans with a pal this weekend as part of your cognitive self-care.
—Casey Gueren, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
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Age/cognitive decline is not the issue.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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There was also a control group that did not receive any form of cognitive training.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
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In fact, cynics do worse on cognitive tests and have a harder time spotting liars than non-cynics.
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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Tagatose was the only sweetener in the study that was not linked to cognitive decline.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 21 July 2026
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Here are a few steps to take that may help keep your memory and cognitive abilities in good shape as you age.
—Richard Sima, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
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