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
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
There’s a deeper flux and connectivity between the different parts of our brains, the different parts our personalities and our creativity.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The data that lives inside their car computer brains becomes important to diagnosing them.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
1 July 2026
Around age 40, adult brains begin to lose 1 gram (about one-quarter of a teaspoon) of mass per year.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Soon, Nvidia was touting virtual-reality simulators to train robots, and microchips to deploy in robot brains.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
For a quick refresher, Pavlov found that if dogs were repeatedly given food while a bell rang, the dogs eventually began salivating at the mere sound of the bell because their brains associated the sound with food.
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Even though the levels of omega-3 had risen in the brains of the people who took the supplement, there were no improvements in cognition or in the size of the hippocampus—the brain's memory center.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
26 June 2026
Growing awareness of the dangers social media poses for young, developing brains has shown up in a wave of new restrictions globally.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Noun
Even professionals in their prime walked away rather than risk compromising their brains.
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Tim Graham,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
There’s a deeper flux and connectivity between the different parts of our brains, the different parts our personalities and our creativity.
—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The data that lives inside their car computer brains becomes important to diagnosing them.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
1 July 2026
Around age 40, adult brains begin to lose 1 gram (about one-quarter of a teaspoon) of mass per year.
—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Soon, Nvidia was touting virtual-reality simulators to train robots, and microchips to deploy in robot brains.
—
Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
For a quick refresher, Pavlov found that if dogs were repeatedly given food while a bell rang, the dogs eventually began salivating at the mere sound of the bell because their brains associated the sound with food.
—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Even though the levels of omega-3 had risen in the brains of the people who took the supplement, there were no improvements in cognition or in the size of the hippocampus—the brain's memory center.
—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
26 June 2026
Growing awareness of the dangers social media poses for young, developing brains has shown up in a wave of new restrictions globally.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brains
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Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
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By allowing intelligence and learned capabilities to be shared across robot types, the platform aims to accelerate deployment, improve operational efficiency, and deliver a consistent experience across every aspect of hotel operations, claims Pudu.
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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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Voisard noted that an eagle’s first flight is a stressful endeavor that saps the bird’s energy.
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But the plot also retains a serial quality that saps momentum and betrays its TV roots.
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Against that backdrop, some say the ships are offering a surprising sense of connection.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
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But this also is among the reasons her books are considered must-reads in the classroom, and contemporary classics.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers made headlines in 2025 for a number of reasons.
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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.
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What really matters, therefore, is not brainpower but the willingness to run the mental marathons that produce high-quality results.
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“Brains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brains. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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