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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
Agitation is associated with a higher risk for rapid decline in cognition and death, studies have shown.
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Dr. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Despite this, prescriptions of drugs that affect cognition are surging among seniors.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
Lead impairs cognition and cadmium harms the kidneys.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Psychedelics are a powerful group of drugs that can alter perception, mood and cognition.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Dr. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Despite this, prescriptions of drugs that affect cognition are surging among seniors.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
Lead impairs cognition and cadmium harms the kidneys.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Psychedelics are a powerful group of drugs that can alter perception, mood and cognition.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
Noun
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Economists said the perception of steady growth has masked underlying structural issues that can easily compound.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Rahm, though, is keenly aware of the perception.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Despite these observations, Walter was not seen by a doctor until two days after his injuries occurred.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The comparison to woodpeckers emerged naturally from these observations.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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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
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Kohler continues to be at the leading edge of evolving the bathroom from a functional space into a place for restoration, reflection, wellness, and even proactive health insights.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Silent periods and dedicated contemplative zones — quiet spaces set aside for reflection — round out the experience and give the mind space to actually rest.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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In Islamic thought, wealth is understood as a trust from God, to be handled with care and never mistaken for proof of divine endorsement.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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Jerry Seinfeld is offering his thoughts on Friends — not that there’s anything wrong with that.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Food and drink Mostrador, Marram’s singular food concept, is an elevated counter service spot with Uruguayan flair (no wonder, as it is helmed by an Uruguayan team that knows a thing or two about fantastic beach food).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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The concept of everyone coming together for one evening — and pausing their competition for the good of the overall TV business — had some legs.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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The Virgin Mary and her immaculate conception were to be celebrated, and perhaps no other nation threw themselves into the veneration of Mary that year quite like the Irish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Since the event’s conception in 2013, more than 60,000 donors have helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties raising more than $117 million, according to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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