1
as in genius
a very smart person
the brains all sit together at lunch
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2
as in intelligence
often brains plural
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own
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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
I'd love to get inside his brain and experience the world as he experiences it
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as in to skull
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Recent Examples of brain
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The woman's husband, who has brain and throat cancer, spoke to CBS News Miami about the incident.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
That explains why the same polls that show Cornyn getting brained in the primary keep showing Paxton faring the worst in the general election.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Now expert documentary-maker Morgan Neville gives us an in-depth look at the brains behind it the show.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The woman's husband, who has brain and throat cancer, spoke to CBS News Miami about the incident.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Fielder, in typical fashion, takes hair brained ideas to the extreme.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
That explains why the same polls that show Cornyn getting brained in the primary keep showing Paxton faring the worst in the general election.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
Noun
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Tom Hulce is daffy and delicious as the airhead prodigy Mozart, but few of us can identify with that kind of genius.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her recent work on designing a brand identity for her own Photography practice is a perfect example of her genius across disciplines.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Roughly 400 vessels were spotted operating in the Gulf of Oman, as a massive backlog of ships waited near the chokepoint, according to a report from maritime intelligence firm Windward on Sunday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s intelligence minister, was targeted in a strike conducted by the IDF in Tehran, Iran.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Just keep in mind that orders shipping from overseas may take a little longer to arrive and are subject to tariffs.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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Naturally, Farke was not about to reveal his hand in a press conference, but explained what will go through his mind ahead of Saturday evening.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
17 June 2019
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This leaves one big question: Why were people drilling into one another’s skulls 5,000 years ago in the first place?—
Jason Daley,
Smithsonian,
25 Apr. 2018
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Of all the wizards of modern AI, Amodei, the theoretical physicist who founded Anthropic, maker of Claude, is the most publicly anxious about the impact of his product on the world at large, seemingly spooked by his own predictions.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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In this movie, Sophie meets a powerful wizard named Howl, who lives in a magical moving castle.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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How could all their passion and intellect be allowed to go to waste?—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Focusing on Young’s addiction feels reductive, especially when her catalog is filled with humor and intellect and skill.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An abundance of academic research suggests that surging prices can have a detrimental effect on consumer psyche for years – even decades – after an inflation scare.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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If the movie and theme park units are the elements of Disney that have the greatest resonance with our American psyche, this is not to say that Iger in any way has been dismissive of the sports biz.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Detmers came in to face the top of the order and beaned Brandon Nimmo to load the bases for Francisco Lindor, who beat out a double play to score Alvarez, and stole second to put runners on second and third.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Suárez fell behind 3-0 in the count to Ohtani, and on the next pitch, Suárez beaned Ohtani with a 100 mph fastball to the right shoulder.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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