brains 1 of 2

noun

plural of brain
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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brains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brain
as in skulls

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Recent Examples of brains
Noun
The researchers’ initial hypothesis was that the squids’ brains were somehow denied energy during development, which limited growth, but that wasn’t the only possible answer. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026 Could the generations growing up with their brains hooked to endless video feeds be developing some kind of novel, as-yet-undetectable cognitive brilliance? — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Essentially, our brains are wired to retain stories, images and emotional cues far more reliably than raw data. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Upworthy reported that constant multitasking and algorithm-driven content have trained a lot of people’s brains to treat stillness as uncomfortable, pointing out that the average person keeps five to 10 browser tabs open at once. — Allison Palmer july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 The company argues the future of wearables is read-write, giving users more autonomy over how their brains and bodies feel and perform. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 The answer to us was to stay calm, use our brains and think our way through it. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Creatine May Support Fatigued Brains In a 2024 study, researchers from Germany examined whether a single, large dose of creatine could help fatigued brains. — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026 Jeff Goldblum played David, the brains behind Earth's defense against the alien invasion. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brains
  1. intelligence
  2. clubs
  3. intellect
  4. saps
  5. sense
  6. spears
  7. reason
  8. brainpower
Noun
  • Predictive robot intelligence LingBot-VA unifies future video prediction and policy learning within a single autoregressive framework, jointly learning visual dynamics and robot actions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Fourteen ships transited Hormuz on Sunday, four of which were crude oil tankers, a decline of about 60% compared with the 37 vessels that crossed the same day last week, according to data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler.
    — Brian Sullivan,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of intelligence
Verb
  • 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.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs
Noun
  • His ebullience, keen intellect and warmth jump off the pages.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of intellect
Verb
  • Voisard noted that an eagle’s first flight is a stressful endeavor that saps the bird’s energy.
    — Kris Wernowsky, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • But the plot also retains a serial quality that saps momentum and betrays its TV roots.
    — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of saps
Noun
  • Nothing will shake you and wake you like having your senses, your assumptions, your very identity overrun by hour upon hour of First Nations music, dancing, ceremony, and vitality on this patch of Apsáalooke (Crow) land.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of sense
Verb
  • The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of spears
Noun
  • Kiely Williams will not reprise her role as Aqua, though Disney did not provide a reason.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • Sabatini suggested to the jury there were possible explanations for that aberrant behavior without settling on a specific reason.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of reason
Noun
  • The loss of experience and military brainpower had disastrous consequences, especially in Russian lives lost, during the Winter War against Finland and the early stages of World War II against Nazi Germany.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • What really matters, therefore, is not brainpower but the willingness to run the mental marathons that produce high-quality results.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of brainpower

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