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
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
They too have been linked to improvements in health — blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and overall heart health — all of which can also improve the brain.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2025
Fielder, in typical fashion, takes hair brained ideas to the extreme.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Noun
An infant’s accidental exposure to an infected child can mean serious illness, brain swelling and sometimes death.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
They too have been linked to improvements in health — blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and overall heart health — all of which can also improve the brain.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
What can brain researchers do with a Muse headband?
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2025
Fielder, in typical fashion, takes hair brained ideas to the extreme.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
Noun
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Three years ago, this selection might have looked like genius.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Spurs’ two youngest players made their coach look like a genius.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Charles is expected to talk about the defense, intelligence and security ties the countries have shared for decades.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Belarus’ presidential press service said the negotiations had involved intelligence services from seven countries.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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This white chocolate bar is creamy and ultra-sweet, and the great minds at TJ’s were smart to distract from the one-note flavor with crunchy little cookie crumbles.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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By evening, disruptive Uranus enters your 9th House of Higher Learning and Beliefs, opening your mind to new perspectives, ideas, and possibilities.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 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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That won't mean much to most gamers or even most PC enthusiasts, but for memory-tuning wizards like 1usmus, more levers to pull in overclocking and timing adjustments may make more capable memory overclocks possible in the future.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Though an unabashedly liberal Democrat, Hart commanded respect from lawmakers of both parties for his intellect, decency and grit.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Propaganda was the art that conveyed—through emotions and even spirituality, not intellect—the all-encompassing ideology that ruled one’s life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is a scene in the big-budget biopic Michael that perfectly encapsulates Michael Jackson’s historically unfathomable fame and crushing, fragile psyche.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Just the power of this town is incredibly immense, and the ability to tell a story that reaches so far into the psyche and hearts of America.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the last meeting between these teams in early November, Bane beaned Okongwu in the head with the ball after flagrantly fouling him and was ejected from the game.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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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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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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