brain waves

plural of brain wave

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Noun
  • Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But, of course, everything is constantly changing and evolving; therefore, especially within the ever-expanding domain of wealth management, the best advisors will always be open to testing former hypotheses and determining whether newer ideas will better serve their clients.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Initial hypotheses suggested those become more elaborate over time in response to the growing threat of Cretaceous predators.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Brown’s long rap sheet Brown has a lengthy criminal history, including convictions for armed robbery, felony larceny and breaking and entering.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Byrd has prior felony convictions, including for unlawfully possessing a firearm, according to police.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • To see if similar behavior occurs in other flag-legged species, the team studied direct observations taken in Panama and searched for videos online.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other works create entirely new worlds with different assumptions and frameworks underpinning their social and other dynamics.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For centuries, businesses, governments and societies have relied on deterministic assumptions.
    Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After hearing gunshots ring out in the middle of the night, residents soon feared two bears had been poached as speculations swirled, California wildlife officials say.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In October 2020, more than two hundred years after the speculations of Michell, Laplace and von Soldner, a band of journalists gathered at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm to hear the Secretary General of the Academy announce the recipient of the year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The combination means an offline cracking attack can make billions of guesses per second, a thousandfold advantage over the same password hashed by non-Kerberos authentication methods.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These eclectic inspirations are in conversation at the table.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The star’s lower, huskier baritone voice has always made an impact in BTS’ music with the star citing the likes of Bing Crosby, Eric Benet and Ruben Studdard as inspirations.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Brain waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20waves. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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