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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 Another is 16 and can run, has normal cognition and speaks nearly perfectly. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 From behaviorism to cognition During much of the first half of the 20th century, behaviorism strongly influenced American psychology. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026 Keeping your morning routine compatible with good sleep can also help support brain health and cognition as you age. — Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 8 Sep. 2026 Crucially, the presence of either cobalt or titanium wasn't linked with a change in cognition. — Mike McRae 31, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cognition

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Since the end of the draft in 1973, according to my research, the success of military recruiting has largely hinged on young people’s perceptions of their chances for upward mobility.

— Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
The psychological thriller/drama explores the aftermath of loss and the ambiguity between reality and perception.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of perception

Noun

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

Part of us being on hiatus was a time of reflection and growing and shedding some skin, so to speak.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
No one here can escape the Monster signature, which is to make its themes obvious and its takeaways muddled; the whole thing is spectacle without reflection.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of reflection

Noun

The afflicted can feel very strongly about them, strongly believe them, even though there is no convincing reason for holding that thought.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Lea Michele, who gained her first major fame as a cast member of Broadway’s Spring Awakening, paid tribute to the musical’s late composer Duncan Sheik today, remembering their first meeting and her thoughts upon his passing yesterday.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of thought

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As the ideas evolved, the story of Shaun being a mad scientist emerged as an early concept the team loved.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Its Asaya wellness concept comes with a full-size swimming pool and offers various dining options from Masayoshi Takayama’s Tobi Masa to New York cult favorite Carbone’s first outpost in London.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of concept

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This is, of course, the conception of fundamentalist theology, which threatens eternal hellfire for anyone who defies its commandments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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