braininess

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Noun
  • The versatility, the intelligence, the playmaking and that ineffable ability to win — the Frenchman was a basketball romantic’s dream.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • As these systems begin to mirror and amplify human intelligence, agency, and even our flaws, the stakes become existential.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • His immediate presence was one of sharp intellect, efficiency and modesty.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps not even his cautious approach can shackle the brilliance of this squad.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • His individual brilliance translated to team success, as Manchester City won a continental treble (victories in the Premier League championship; the Football Association (FA) Cup, England’s annual knockout tournament; and the Champions League) for the first time.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Astronomers repeatedly attempted to fit subtle shifts in the brightness of T CrB to the few points of reliable historical data on offer, while accounting for fluctuations in the white dwarf's feeding rate.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 June 2026
  • Green, in soft shades from sage to pistachio, is a new neutral that adds nice brightness to a spring wardrobe.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • What happened to his barbed humanistic wit?
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • With the same masterful blend of wit, insight, and empathy that made John Proctor a runaway hit, Born in the Dirt is a wickedly funny, vibrantly human new play about the meaning of art, community, and the complicated business of making something that lasts.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • What is much harder to teach is judgment, curiosity, empathy, communication, critical thinking and the ability to operate carefully in a regulated environment.
    Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • But the conversations and debates happening — whether within families, in clinics, or on public platforms — should be based on facts, not judgment.
    Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • That sensibility is also driving her biggest operational move of the year.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Spanning the top two floors, Penthouse E brings a sleek, modern sensibility to one of the Upper West Side’s most historic addresses.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
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“Braininess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braininess. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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