as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
a brainy student who didn't fit in socially
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Recent Examples of brainy
For Muniz, who starred as the brainy middle child Malcolm, the experience of stepping back into the character’s shoes has been nothing short of surreal.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
The brainy humanoid also mastered sorting packages on assembly lines in June.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in, plus a sleek, anti-slip design, the P2 Pro is both brainy and easy to use.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
The Harris front office has quickly modernized, energized and reshaped the Tigers into a brainy baseball operation.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
The brainy humanoid also mastered sorting packages on assembly lines in June.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in, plus a sleek, anti-slip design, the P2 Pro is both brainy and easy to use.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
The Harris front office has quickly modernized, energized and reshaped the Tigers into a brainy baseball operation.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainy
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The company’s mission is to eliminate design errors and accelerate innovation through intelligent automation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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His modernization was both intelligent and beautiful, rooted in Coco’s own starting point — menswear codes and techniques.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The combination of clear instructions, clever engineering and high-energy videos makes CrunchLabs stand out among subscription boxes, offering a yearlong experience that feels fresh with each delivery.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, clever Frances must have understood her caper was destined for failure.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, in a bid to address the issue, the researchers created a smart measurement and analysis system that can monitor the condition of the asphalt base layer nondestructively over a large area.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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As with other home improvement supplies, retaining current paint colors is smart in case walls need touchups or a fresh coat.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bitcoin is up about 25% this year, rising as more Wall Street institutions embrace the cryptocurrency and global investors begin to view it as a reputable portfolio allocation and not just a quick trading vehicle.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Its silicone design sits comfortably on the face, while quick preset modes make treatments simple to fit into daily life.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as Abetti freely admits, there is a chasm between a brilliant idea and a lasting enterprise.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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These little Swedish jewels are a reminder that even the most stoic and pragmatic carmakers can inspire with a brilliant high note of design and imagination.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Europe requires a different standard for fast charging.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to the reseachers, this unified multirate architecture improves responsiveness and stability by preventing faster subsystems from being held back by slower ones and embedding the jets’ dynamics directly into the prediction horizon.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Brainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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