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conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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Recent Examples of cognition
Despite decades of effort, dreams of bestowing computers with humanlike cognition and real-world understanding had not materialized.
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Steven Levy, Wired News, 1 Aug. 2025
Every two years between 2010 and 2020, the researchers interviewed the study participants to assess their cognition, memory and executive function, including their ability to carry out tasks or to plan.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Words are interpreted primarily by the brain’s language centers in the left hemisphere, while numbers activate areas linked to numerical cognition and quantity processing.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The stroke subgroup had the strongest association between copper intake and improved cognition.
—New Atlas, 28 July 2025
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Steven Levy, Wired News, 1 Aug. 2025
Every two years between 2010 and 2020, the researchers interviewed the study participants to assess their cognition, memory and executive function, including their ability to carry out tasks or to plan.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Words are interpreted primarily by the brain’s language centers in the left hemisphere, while numbers activate areas linked to numerical cognition and quantity processing.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The stroke subgroup had the strongest association between copper intake and improved cognition.
—New Atlas, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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Over time, the language leaders use shapes not just perception, but pace and participation.—
Matthew Mathison,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Blending wit with emotional depth, Foreign Tongue turns a rare medical anomaly into a surreal, genre-defying reflection on identity, perception, and cultural belonging.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Cold Atom Lab — Yui, working inside NASA's Destiny Laboratory, swapped out computer components for this apparatus which lowers atoms below the mean temperature of the universe, enabling the observation of atomic wave functions and quantum characteristics that cannot be reproduced on the ground.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Other Texas references There aren’t a lot, but the karaoke bar Bobby and Connie go to is called A Lone Star Is Born. Stray observations Of course Hank’s love of soccer starts from his admiration at how well-maintained the pitch is.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Aug. 2025
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Tennant always brought his own intellection to Disco’s throbbing hedonism yet was hedonistic nonetheless, perfecting a musical idiom that his forerunner Noel Coward was too early to enjoy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 May 2024
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The school board’s legal counsel thought the book could be in conflict with a recent state intellection freedom rule, and recommended it be removed from circulation, according to a spokeswoman.—
tcrain,
al,
26 Jan. 2023
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Just as Jewish drama is often a reflection of historical pain, our comedy tends to channel anxiety.—
Rachel Israel,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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This was a decidedly negative reflection of the state of the economy under Biden-Harris and occurred before the election, not after as Trump claimed.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the victims’ families and colleagues.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Ed Jamison, the CEO of Operation Kindness, shared his thoughts on Rado’s press and the animal welfare and adoption crisis.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Pizza as a concept is a safe space to experiment and introduce new flavors because the formula of crust-sauce-toppings-cheese is already familiar to most of us, Schroeder explains.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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The concept still works: Body-swap stories have been told for generations, and for good reason.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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How little there is in us of justice and humility, how poor is our conception of patriotism….—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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This conception of the sea as sterile is, of course, paradoxical, since the oceans supply about 2% of overall human calorie intake and 15% of protein intake – and could likely supply much more.—
Marie-Claire Beaulieu,
The Conversation,
28 July 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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