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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
Although omega-3s—essential polyunsaturated fats the body can’t produce on its own—are best known for their cardiovascular and cognitive benefits, they’re also widely marketed as mood-boosting supplements.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
The mice with cancer remained free of the plaques characteristic of cognitive decline.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Ready to discover your cognitive superpower?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Conversely, cannabis appears to be especially deleterious to the cognitive and psychological well-being of young people.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
The mice with cancer remained free of the plaques characteristic of cognitive decline.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Ready to discover your cognitive superpower?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Conversely, cannabis appears to be especially deleterious to the cognitive and psychological well-being of young people.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
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Columbia Heights was as prepared for an immigration crackdown as could be reasonably expected of any community or school system—but there has been nothing reasonable about the ICE terror campaign.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Finding that type of player, for a reasonable price, is the difficult part.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The answer, supported by 20 years of empirical data, is hiding in plain sight.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fryer is a professor of economics at Harvard University, whose research combines economic theory, empirical evidence and randomized experiments to help design more effective government policies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s a risk of getting gummed up in the noticing stage, too taken with the complicated pleasures of textual closeness to move on to the necessary next analytical steps.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Led by James Tour, PhD, a chemistry and materials science and nanoengineering professor at Rice University, the study aimed to reconstruct Edison’s original light bulb experiments using modern analytical tools.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Parents can now set daily time limits or block Shorts entirely, depending on what works best for their household.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fan and critical consensus touted Kendrick Lamar’s triumphant-if-too-breezy GNX as one of 2024’s best and most successful rap albums.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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