brain waves

Definition of brain wavesnext
plural of brain wave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain waves
Noun
  • There are a lot of theories about Machado’s struggles.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Both theories are plausible, Cooper agreed.
    Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • There are three primary hypotheses for how birds might sense Earth’s geomagnetic field.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
  • If more evidence shows GLP-1 drugs are found to reduce the chance of cancer progressing, the researchers also want to figure out why and have many possible hypotheses at the moment, including the drug changing the immune system, acting directly on tumor cells and reducing inflammation.
    Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • Right wing activists joined the protest, including Tommy Robinson, a British anti-immigration campaigner with multiple criminal convictions.
    Holly Williams, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Porter reportedly has nine felony convictions, three of them violent, and another 12 misdemeanor convictions, which includes one violent.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The team relied on computer models, the observations of fish found in nature, and their own creation to come up with a basic theory.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Using modern dating techniques, a joint team of scientists and academics from China, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Wales analyzed pigment samples in a laboratory and compared the findings with observations made at the cave.
    Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
  • As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.
    Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The festive, charming and energetic North American tour of the Broadway production is packed with as much nostalgia as new characters that are doppelgangers for the original series’ heroes and villains, and who often challenge our assumptions about their infamous families.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • June’s astro-weather is challenging everything from your belief systems and emotional assumptions to your communication style and daily responsibilities.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 May 2026
  • While some had theories, including speculations of the site serving as an Underground Railroad route, researchers found little evidence to back those ideas up.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Fans take their own stabs pro bono, posting to Reddit their predictions for the draft’s first round, or their bespoke guesses for all two hundred and fifty-seven picks.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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“Brain waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20waves. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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