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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The result is a subtle, persistent mismatch between the light your eyes are taking in and the rhythm your brain expects.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Retro Rewind is the kind of game that will keep your hands and brain minimally busy while listening to a podcast or watching some rerun on a background TV.
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ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Multiply those micro-decisions across every surface and the brain never quite gets to log off.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The result is a subtle, persistent mismatch between the light your eyes are taking in and the rhythm your brain expects.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Verb
There were biscuits hard enough to brain a bear with.
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Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Retro Rewind is the kind of game that will keep your hands and brain minimally busy while listening to a podcast or watching some rerun on a background TV.
—
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
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Perhaps the homeliest dish is Karlsson’s ‘genius’ oatmeal porridge.
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The important thing is the beauty that Michelangelo created, or the beauty that was constructed by the genius or geniuses who made the Acropolis.
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Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
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By allowing intelligence and learned capabilities to be shared across robot types, the platform aims to accelerate deployment, improve operational efficiency, and deliver a consistent experience across every aspect of hotel operations, claims Pudu.
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Perhaps with that base-mobilization strategy in mind, the Republican National Committee is planning to hold a first-ever midterm convention this summer.
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Eucerin’s Clear Skin Sunscreen is formulated with oily, acne-prone skin in mind.
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The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.
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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?
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After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.
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And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.
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Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself.
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His immediate presence was one of sharp intellect, efficiency and modesty.
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Director Paul Weiland, who lived out the exact same bar-mitzvah scenario his protagonist does, nails the specifics of a summer that, for better and for worse, remains ingrained into the national psyche.
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Scroll long enough, and eventually a sound will penetrate the amorphous fog of noise coming from your phone and nestle itself deep into your psyche.
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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.
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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.
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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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