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Recent Examples of cogitation That scheme isn’t dead; it’s just mired in the cogitation phase. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025 The following cogitations, therefore, are not totally uninformed noisy opining. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The narrator knows that there is something cheapening and peculiarly hollow about all this cogitation. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 But Silicon Valley’s recent inventions invite galaxy-brain cogitation of the sort Harari is known for. Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024 Also there, seraphic and silent, was Melania Trump, her emotions and her cogitations eluding our mortal grasp. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 An average day might require two or three hours of hard cogitation. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024 But the output is mostly a simulacrum of human thought, not the product of cogitation. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023 At that point Pohlad cuts to one of his many shots of the rural Washington landscape; the match of image and idea reminded me of Godard’s late period spiritual evocations, the product of intense cogitation — an artistic gift. Armond White, National Review, 11 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cogitation
Noun
  • The increasing prevalence and potential for invasion of privacy (of our thoughts, no less) has prompted lawmakers in some jurisdictions to take action.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lightning struck when this idea converged with advancements in the potential for LLMs to automate customer service.
    William Jones, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • If all his lineup ideas work this well, maybe Jose Altuve could be a manager someday?
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The concept also seems to have a lot of runway to growth, something Susquehanna’s investment helped with immediately.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • So ideas like pitchside seating concepts or clubs that can be built in at the Emirates are enticing options.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, both adoption and conception turned out to be challenging journeys.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This is in part due not only to changes in writing and conception, but also in performances.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The scientists, led by fossil track specialist Conner Bennett, used advanced 3D imaging techniques to identify and analyze four sets of vertebrate trace fossils, including impressions left behind by prehistoric birds, mammals, lizards and invertebrates.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Chido Obi has made such an impression in fleeting senior cameos that not registering the 17-year-old for the Europa League could be regarded as an oversight.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The notion of an international order based on rules, norms, and broadly shared values has deep roots.
    Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Recognizing this, Calm, the leading mental health platform, has launched Not Calm Moms, a bold new initiative reframing maternal mental health around the community, not unattainable notions of serenity.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Cogitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogitation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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