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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
Researchers in South Korea set out to understand how working long hours impact the cognitive and emotional health of employees.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Mothers bear much of the burden for a child’s physical, emotional and cognitive growth.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Mobility, flexibility, cognitive functioning and balance are some that come to mind.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
By the end of the month, L.A. General would ask the public to identify four more men and women found alone in parks and on streets across the county, people whose cognitive state or medical condition left them unable to speak for themselves.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Mothers bear much of the burden for a child’s physical, emotional and cognitive growth.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Mobility, flexibility, cognitive functioning and balance are some that come to mind.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
By the end of the month, L.A. General would ask the public to identify four more men and women found alone in parks and on streets across the county, people whose cognitive state or medical condition left them unable to speak for themselves.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Conrad is a 6-3 defenseman who can skate and has shown reasonable offense in the Q.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Recent verdicts have far exceeded historical benchmarks, and without reasonable limits, runaway jury awards threaten the city’s ability to fund essential services.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The plaintiffs presented no empirical evidence to the contrary—no evidence that the copying has already caused market harm, and no evidence that the copying is likely to cause market harm in the future.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Migration commentators in the U.K. point out there is little empirical evidence for a deterrence effect.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Newell also might be underrated given his lack of electrifying highlights; analytic models view the southpaw more favorably than the eye test.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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This screen grab shows a dashboard of analytic insights from Mindbody.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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That looks like a pretty good bet to me, going forward.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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By constantly rethinking how the world functions and how best to protect the natural environment, Lombard Odier IM has positioned itself as a guide for achieving long-term, sustainable growth.—
Judith Magyar,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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