Thesaurus results for COGNITION

cognition

noun

Definition of cognition

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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 Regularly eating wild blueberries may improve cardiovascular health, memory, and cognition in healthy older adults. — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026 The neurotransmitter serotonin, which among other things regulates mood, cognition, and social behavior, is a tryptamine. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Others are using wearable brain imaging systems to study social cognition in natural encounters between people, which isn’t possible when subjects are in scanners like MRI machines. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Sleep is foundational to almost every dimension of health, from mood and cognition to heart function. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cognition

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Federal incentives attached to adoption fed the perception of coercion, even though the standards were developed outside the federal government and state adoption was voluntary.

— Michael Casserly, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
In Season 3, Jeff Daniels appeared as Jimmy’s father, and Segel said that had been a great revelation in what drives Jimmy and his perception of Paul as a kind of father figure.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of perception

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Webb's observations also revealed clear evidence of water within the envelope — the first such detection for IRS 3.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Lee wrote and directed the installment after spending 10 and a half hours in a Los Angeles hospital, jotting observations into his phone.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Aug. 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

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Mercury in your 10th House of Career sextiles Venus in your 12th House of Solitude, helping behind-the-scenes reflection shape a smarter professional choice.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
If an essay is built around specific, vivid details and honest reflection throughout, the reader should already understand what the experience meant to the student well before the final paragraph.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of reflection

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A lot of thought goes into each episode, but so much of what ends up happening is very guerrilla-style.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Although Swift has yet to speak about their wedding, Kelce has already shared his thoughts, breaking his silence at a press conference.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of thought

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The first concept art for the film was revealed during the Disney Entertainment Showcase presentation at the D23 fan event Friday, along with some new plot details.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Owners Jordan Smelt and Katie Barringer have carried over the same love for wine and books into their second concept.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of concept

Noun

At another point on the pop spectrum, artists are toying with the conception of rock music in the popular imagination.

— Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
For well over a century now, families have sported rows of rictus grins for the camera, but the subgenre of family portraiture (and, later, video clips) dedicated to conception, gestation, and birth is very much a product of the social media age.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

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