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cognition

noun

Definition of cognition

as in perception

technical conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering disabilities affecting cognition and judgment

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Recent Examples of cognition Dementia is not a single disease, but refers to brain changes that result in progressive loss of memory and impaired cognition. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026 But a new study argues that Neanderthal cognition may have rivaled our own. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026 As cognition clouds, people lose the ability to understand what is happening around them and to put distress into words, researchers say. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 Additionally, studies looking into the effects of TRT on cognition have found no measurable benefit. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cognition

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Sight is what the eyes register; perception is discerning the underlying essence of events.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
That perception damages public confidence and undermines the work of the many honest public servants who faithfully serve their communities.

— Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of perception

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The day before the grand opening, Hua, the family patriarch, could be seen constantly walking through the store, offering observations and suggestions about what was needed for a successful launch.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
The Vanstone fortune cannot be recouped until Magdalen finally develops a strong emotional intelligence—until her thinking and observation skills grow to match her acting skills, and then begin to work together.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of observation

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Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.

— James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of intellection

Noun

Nagamura, who spent the first four years of her life at the garden, sees the exhibition as both a homecoming and a reflection on the people and places that shaped her artistic voice.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
But without reflection, the next bet is exactly as blind as the last one.

— Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of reflection

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Summerland Cafe is the first concept to open at the farmers market, which will have a variety of stalls featuring local growers, butchers and other food businesses once it debuts.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
The rock concept is a fresh context for her work with Cook and Keane that still feels of a piece in its springy momentum, bright yet sour melodies, and the way even the heavy reverb seems to fly through clear air.

— Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Definition of concept

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Fertility is a particularly vulnerable aspect of health, and people are often eager to try whatever offers a better chance at conception and a healthy pregnancy, Kawwass said.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Decatur said the exhibition’s curators had always intended to showcase the Larry O’Brien Trophy and had even contacted the NBA two years ago, during the show’s conception, about acquiring it temporarily.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

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