as in perceptions
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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 cognitions
Instead, computers became powerful enough that AIs can be churned out by gradient descent, without any human needing to understand the cognitions that grow inside.
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Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitions
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What doesn’t help are the negative perceptions that employers hold about this generation — and that too many in our society have held about adolescence for far too long.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown of the federal government, which stretched into its tenth day on Friday, has not so far affected Americans’ perceptions about the economy, according to the survey.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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For the neutron stars to precisely fit the signal from the simulations, there would have to be more of these neutron stars than have been observed in real observations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Giving helpful notes with observations on the merits of the storytelling and the storyteller(s) — not so much.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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To tackle the challenge, the team employed advanced interferometry, a technique that merges laser light reflections from mirrors to detect infinitesimal distance changes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weaver appeared on the Main Stage, where co-star Veronica Cartwright made a surprise appearance as Weaver mostly shared her memories and reflections on filming the genre-busting 1979 classic directed by Ridley Scott, as well as other entries in the franchise.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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The hierarchy of money is present in both conceptions, it is not spelled out explicitly in either conception.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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His ample thoughts on the matter are informed by a lifetime spent in conscious retrospect on his accomplishments and how the perception of his relationship with them is shared publicly.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, Ryan Day, the head coach of Penn State's Big Ten rival Ohio State, was asked his thoughts about Franklin's dismissal.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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From immersive exhibitions and fresh retail concepts to intimate dining experiences, here’s a look at new art, shopping, cocktails and culinary spots — each offering warm, inviting spaces to linger and take it all in.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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If right tackle Micah Pettus (leg) remains limited, Norvell and offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn could opt for additional blockers and quicker passing concepts to keep Castellanos upright.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Cognitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitions. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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