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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
Boosts Brain Function Many people with cognitive disorders, like Alzheimer’s and dementia, experience reduced blood flow to the brain.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
The amount of creatine needed to make a difference in cognitive health and the potential long-term effects are unknown — but the potential is intriguing.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Exercise Keeps Your Brain Sharp One of the less obvious benefits of exercise is maintaining sharp cognitive abilities.8 Cognitive abilities include thinking skills, planning, reasoning, decision-making, doing mathematical calculations, learning, focus, and concentration.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2025
When this system is activated, heart rate slows, cortisol drops, and cognitive clarity usually improves.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
The amount of creatine needed to make a difference in cognitive health and the potential long-term effects are unknown — but the potential is intriguing.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Exercise Keeps Your Brain Sharp One of the less obvious benefits of exercise is maintaining sharp cognitive abilities.8 Cognitive abilities include thinking skills, planning, reasoning, decision-making, doing mathematical calculations, learning, focus, and concentration.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2025
When this system is activated, heart rate slows, cortisol drops, and cognitive clarity usually improves.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
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The most successful organizations will be those that leverage AI to eliminate mundane tasks, allowing employees to focus on high-value creative and strategic work within reasonable timeframes.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The reasonable monthlies, at $822, get you a bike room, in-building laundry, and a storage unit.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
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In line, a large meta-analysis shows little empirical or conceptual difference between EQ and impression management.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Such empirical human suffering cannot be denied.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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In turn, real-time market data from the platform is used to continuously stress-test and refine the underlying analytical architecture.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replacing Weir with Ayto — who is 15 years younger and has an analytical background — is part of that process in an environment where data is increasingly driving the club’s player recruitment.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The extra point was good but there was a holding penalty on the Rebels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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After 10 tumultuous years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kadri delivered his best campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, posting 89 points in the regular season and finishing by hoisting the Stanley Cup.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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