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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
That cycle can affect our cognitive functioning during the day and our metabolism all day long.
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Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Mar. 2026
Research shows that lighting intensity and color can influence heart rate and cognitive performance.
—Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regular physical exercise can improve memory, reduce anxiety and depression and help reduce cognitive decline, such as dementia.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 6 Mar. 2026
Exercise benefits cognitive function.
—Daya Grant, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Mar. 2026
Research shows that lighting intensity and color can influence heart rate and cognitive performance.
—Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regular physical exercise can improve memory, reduce anxiety and depression and help reduce cognitive decline, such as dementia.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 6 Mar. 2026
Exercise benefits cognitive function.
—Daya Grant, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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And since the liquor has a reasonable 17% ABV, even with a few ounces of sparkling wine, the Spa Spritz is a low-alcohol cocktail that won't drag you down the next morning.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Still, Bale has a couple of nice moments as Mandras, a Greek fisherman who loses his fiancée (Penelope Cruz) to a mandolin-playing pacifist (Cage, of course) but, all told, is pretty reasonable about it.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Second, those reasonable judgments are based on empirical projections, involving the capacities and likely performance of various institutions; though reasonable, the projections may not always be right.—
Cass Sunstein,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Does the empirical research match up with that common conception?—
Catherine A. Sanderson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Both are analytical tennis thinkers.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In this new environment, the blend of experienced human judgment and AI’s analytical speed will be our most effective defense against an increasingly autonomous and sophisticated threat landscape.—
Don Aviv,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Tallen said his firm has a history of turning around distressed properties in good locations.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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His communication on the defensive end of the floor has been really good, too.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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