as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis
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Recent Examples of brainpower
Is the collective brainpower of the staff built to squeeze the most out of its personnel, even if that personnel (light receivers, a pass-catching tight end, etc.) was not amassed to run the ball?
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Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Unlike humans, who focus more on visual information, dogs dedicate much of their brainpower to analyzing scents.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And, with all due respect to the people doing the work, none of these tasks takes much brainpower.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
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Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Unlike humans, who focus more on visual information, dogs dedicate much of their brainpower to analyzing scents.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And, with all due respect to the people doing the work, none of these tasks takes much brainpower.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainpower
Noun
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The musician is a walking satire of downtown presumptions—and his ferocious intellect turns out to be all business, too.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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Profound wisdom lives in your most receptive, quiet thoughts so your intuition can guide you where intellect sometimes can’t.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Newsweek is partnering with global data intelligence platform Statista for the fifth annual ranking of the World's Best Smart Hospitals.—
Newsweek Rankings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The advisor sees the president first thing in the morning for the daily intelligence briefing and leaves after the president retires for the evening, but remains on call around the clock.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The story is like a gentle hug, wrapping you up in a sense of comfort and contentment.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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In that sense, the vulgar Vader situation creates a touchy dilemma for Epic Games and Disney, which likely invested substantially in this high-profile collaboration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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“Brainpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainpower. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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