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
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The findings suggest omega-3s may uniquely protect women’s brains, but more research is needed.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
As the core, the middle, if not the brains of the Dolphins’ defense, that’s the goal heading into the 2025 season opener against the Indianapolis Colts.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Women need this to be healthy – for their hearts, their brains.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Sometimes our brains need something completely different to concentrate on while our hearts do their mending.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Surprising activity in dying brains can temporarily restore neural function.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Greeter explains that autistic brains do no automatically have a sense of context, whether social or otherwise.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Here, played by the black actress Karen Bryson, the character is all brains and sass.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The findings suggest omega-3s may uniquely protect women’s brains, but more research is needed.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
As the core, the middle, if not the brains of the Dolphins’ defense, that’s the goal heading into the 2025 season opener against the Indianapolis Colts.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Women need this to be healthy – for their hearts, their brains.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Sometimes our brains need something completely different to concentrate on while our hearts do their mending.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Surprising activity in dying brains can temporarily restore neural function.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Greeter explains that autistic brains do no automatically have a sense of context, whether social or otherwise.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brains
Noun
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His daughter mirrored his parvenue of a wife, a woman beneath him not in station but rather in intellect, someone easily affected and prone to childlike ideas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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This survey does not measure intellect.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This has for decades been underpinned by voluntary pricing agreements — voluntary in the sense that non-voluntary terms would have been worse — between the industry and the NHS.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is no sense of responsibility or critical assessment of the causes of the refusal to publish in Israel while the massacre continues.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whatever the reason behind the tradition may be, Swift and Mahomes were all smiles in the Dirty 30 photo as the WAGS prepare to head into football season together and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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For those reasons and more, Rohl’s signing on a season-long loan, with a €20million obligation provided Everton avoid relegation, is intriguing.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If this trajectory continues, by 2030, AI could potentially complete in days what are currently months-long projects requiring human brainpower.—
Dana Suskind,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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Such models have evolved from simple labor arbitrage to outsourced R&D, leveraging the high-quality and scalable brainpower of countries like India.—
Rajat Sharma,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the county’s fire union contends the switch saps Fire Rescue funds from long-term plans to add fire trucks, stations and crews in areas of the county needing better coverage to lower response times.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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Nothing saps the energy out of a corporate initiative faster than inertia.—
Amy Volz,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Brains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brains. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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