cerebrums

variants or cerebra
plural of cerebrum
as in minds
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons you'll need the patience of a saint and the cerebrum of a rocket scientist to figure out the solution to this brainteaser

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Noun
  • With cancellations and delays at the top of travelers' minds, especially only weeks before Thanksgiving, here is what to know.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • It is criminalized, typically as reckless endangerment, but isn’t categorized in the minds of normal people as a social crime.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Our brains just don’t know how to process that much information.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But that’s exactly what happened when singer-songwriter Tucker Pillsbury, who goes by Role Model, crossed paths with María Zardoya, the introspective frontwoman of the Marías and the brains behind the solo project Not for Radio.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • It’s still burned into their psyches.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The novella lacks the temporal markers that indicate how much time has passed between episodes and exhibits an abundance of characters with ruptured psyches.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His intelligence and compassion helped enormously and launched our lifelong friendship.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Young stars like Nicolò Barella, Federico Chiesa, and Gianluca Scamacca bring energy and creativity to a squad that still values tactical intelligence and grit.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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