BRAIN WAVES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

brain waves

noun

plural of brain wave

as in theories

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Swipe it on and then start formulating your own beauty theories.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
The theories that describe the interactions of elementary particles are based on certain symmetries, meaning properties of a system that remain unchanged despite transformation.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of theories

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Once that understanding grounds a synthetic model, teams can ask new questions, explore hypotheses and test ideas without repeatedly starting from scratch.

— Abigail Stuart, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Diel and his fellow psychologists have a couple of hypotheses as to why people seem averse to AI food.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

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More than 70 percent of all convictions of people who were exonerated with DNA evidence between 1989 and 2019 were cases of mistaken eyewitness identification.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
According to the trailer, the docuseries also uses first-person interviews to detail Glitter’s original convictions and years hopping from country to country, including Vietnam, Cuba, and Cambodia to avoid prosecution and jail time.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of convictions

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Earlier models relied on broad hydrological assumptions and missed practical engineering hurdles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
While Gaetz and Pizzo have fought for the family’s reunification, some of Zuraff’s family members have spoken out and said lawmakers are making assumptions about the case without knowing the full circumstances.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumptions

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Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of speculations

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Hiring managers looked at resumes, degrees, job titles and interviews, and made educated guesses about what people could do.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Hilton didn’t share the pooch’s name at the time, prompting fans to offer up their guesses in the comments of her Instagram and TikTok posts.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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