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
Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Our brains developed sophisticated pattern recognition and risk assessment that operate largely beneath conscious awareness.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
The new set of donors, by contrast, come from the first category and are not brain dead.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Avocados are a natural source of nutrients essential for pregnancy and early childhood, including healthy fats crucial for brain development, noted experts at the Avocado Nutrition Center, which supported the research.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Our brains developed sophisticated pattern recognition and risk assessment that operate largely beneath conscious awareness.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
Space snake brains Joysticking EELS around on Enceladus was out of the question due to the huge communication lag, so the team went for nearly complete autonomy.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
The new set of donors, by contrast, come from the first category and are not brain dead.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
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Dominique Thorne stars as the young genius inventor who is determined to make her mark on the world after witnessing the endless possibilities with her own eyes in Wakanda Forever.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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With the full support of the Miles Davis Estate, Miles & Juliette promises to offer an intimate portrait of Davis not just as a musical genius, but as a man transformed by love, culture, and heartbreak.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 May 2025
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Newsweek is partnering with global data intelligence platform Statista for the fifth annual ranking of the World's Best Smart Hospitals.—
Newsweek Rankings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The advisor sees the president first thing in the morning for the daily intelligence briefing and leaves after the president retires for the evening, but remains on call around the clock.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Keep Curtains Away from Heat Sources The main thing to keep in mind when installing kitchen curtains is to always keep them away from heat sources.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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And never far from mind at these events is the memory of the 2016 Pulse shooting that left 49 dead and 53 wounded at an Orlando hub of LGBTQ nightlife.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 May 2025
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And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
13 June 2019
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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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The wizard with the task of pulling this off indoors is Al Zaabi.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Sophie sets out to find a way of lifting the curse and goes to the wizard Howl's castle.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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The musician is a walking satire of downtown presumptions—and his ferocious intellect turns out to be all business, too.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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Profound wisdom lives in your most receptive, quiet thoughts so your intuition can guide you where intellect sometimes can’t.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
2 May 2025
Noun
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While Barrie digs into Peter Pan's psyche and behavior rather unsparingly, the Disney film the character spawned nearly 50 years later isn't so cynical.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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According to the surprisingly candid results of a survey delving into agents’ psyche by the Redfin brokerage firm, half expect their fees to fall in the coming months.—
Kendall Hamersly,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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Multiple Royals expressed concern for India after he was beaned in Sunday’s series finale.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Her trance is rudely broken when Elliott beans the suffering animal with a tire iron, putting it out of its misery—maybe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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