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of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
cognitive development
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Recent Examples of cognitive
These effects remained noteworthy even after adjusting for childhood cognitive ability and earlier-life exposure, suggesting that midlife may be a uniquely vulnerable period for adults living with air pollution.
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Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
This new research aligns with findings from Troxel's own lab, which have shown that other signs of poor sleep health — like shorter duration and poor quality — are associated with worse cognitive function.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The Senate Democratic leader worked closely with him on legislation including Florida’s Purple Alert system, which is used to locate missing adults with cognitive disabilities like autism.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Many bring powerful cognitive strengths that remain invisible in cultures obsessed with ease of expression.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
This new research aligns with findings from Troxel's own lab, which have shown that other signs of poor sleep health — like shorter duration and poor quality — are associated with worse cognitive function.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The Senate Democratic leader worked closely with him on legislation including Florida’s Purple Alert system, which is used to locate missing adults with cognitive disabilities like autism.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Many bring powerful cognitive strengths that remain invisible in cultures obsessed with ease of expression.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Isolated locations could face a reasonable worst-case scenario of five to seven inches or more, according to the weather service.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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There were a few reasonable opinion drafts, a couple of speeches with a Q&A transcribed, and one very excellent and complete essay on civil rights.—
Ezra Fox
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This line of thinking would make sense with the results from the very first empirical test of TLR in a chimaera species, Callorhinchus milii, also known as the elephant fish.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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And the empirical evidence may be showing that markets, like everything else, can become so conditioned to chaos that all the old rules no longer apply.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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This roundtable captures the urgency and fragmentation that characterize current attempts to define the Midwest as a coherent analytic object.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
17 July 2025
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Previously, clinical insights leads and analytic consultants were the ones who did complex analytics; now, their role is evolving into making use-case-specific prompts and reviewing outputs from LLMs as life sciences AI trainers and researchers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Chef-owner Miguel Angel Jimenez is well worth consulting for the night’s specials and a wine from the impressively deep good list.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Heretofore, Raleigh’s best homer-hitting season was 34 in 2024.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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