as in intelligence
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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Recent Examples of brains
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Scientific American spoke with Devika Bhushan, a public health physician and adjunct faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine, who studies gender norms, about the ways in which fatherhood affects men’s brains and the mental health struggles dads face.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
The scientists found the brains of the deceased had concentrations of microplastics up to five times higher than what has been found in normal brains.
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Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The pace quickens, the characters start using their brains and there's even the smallest smidgen of levity mixed in with all the heads on pikes and grieving mothers.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
In the meantime, those ads sure are stuck in the brains of kids.
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Jon Lapook,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Despite evidence that levels of omega-3 had risen in the brains of people who took the supplement, there were no improvements in cognition or the size of the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
People’s brains all work differently.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Atlanta artist Truett Dietz’s twitchy, colorful, anxiety-laden drawings at Wolfgang Gallery are visions of our brains on internet.
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Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.
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Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Scientific American spoke with Devika Bhushan, a public health physician and adjunct faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine, who studies gender norms, about the ways in which fatherhood affects men’s brains and the mental health struggles dads face.
—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
The scientists found the brains of the deceased had concentrations of microplastics up to five times higher than what has been found in normal brains.
—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The pace quickens, the characters start using their brains and there's even the smallest smidgen of levity mixed in with all the heads on pikes and grieving mothers.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
In the meantime, those ads sure are stuck in the brains of kids.
—
Jon Lapook,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Despite evidence that levels of omega-3 had risen in the brains of people who took the supplement, there were no improvements in cognition or the size of the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center.
—
Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
People’s brains all work differently.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Atlanta artist Truett Dietz’s twitchy, colorful, anxiety-laden drawings at Wolfgang Gallery are visions of our brains on internet.
—
Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brains
Noun
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The versatility, the intelligence, the playmaking and that ineffable ability to win — the Frenchman was a basketball romantic’s dream.
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As these systems begin to mirror and amplify human intelligence, agency, and even our flaws, the stakes become existential.
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That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
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Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
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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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But the plot also retains a serial quality that saps momentum and betrays its TV roots.
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But hamate surgery often saps a hitter of power, something Lindor, Carroll and Holliday were expected to supply in 2026.
Noun
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Cancer season shifts your focus towards nurturing a felt sense of security.
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Starmer has vowed to fight any leadership contest, deepening the sense of crisis within the Labour Party.
Verb
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The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
Noun
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There are good reasons to do so again, though as contenders acquiring young talent is not a necessity for the Pacers.
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However, Gen Zers also cited reasons for not finding such meaning.
Noun
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Now, researchers and oncologists need to throw their brainpower into understanding how to do that even better, whether with this drug paired with others, or with the next wave of treatments.
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To understand what’s next, follow the flow of money and brainpower.
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“Brains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brains. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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