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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
Exposure to the heavy metal can cause developmental and cognitive problems.
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Now her endocrinologist and her primary care doctor worry that hypoglycemia may cause falls, broken bones, heart arrhythmias and cognitive damage.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Someone who has started experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline may be more likely to turn to cannabis.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Concerns about Trump's cognitive abilities were frequently raised during his first term and his presidential campaign.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Now her endocrinologist and her primary care doctor worry that hypoglycemia may cause falls, broken bones, heart arrhythmias and cognitive damage.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Someone who has started experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline may be more likely to turn to cannabis.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Concerns about Trump's cognitive abilities were frequently raised during his first term and his presidential campaign.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Multi: Multi-ground (MG) cleats are designed to achieve reasonable levels of traction, grip and control on as many types of ground as possible.—
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Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read has pleaded not guilty, denied killing O'Keefe and alleged she is being framed, attempting to sow reasonable doubt in prosecutors' claims and asserting that someone else killed O'Keefe and had ties to and influence over the investigation.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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From there, the researchers could use empirical information that links elevated temperatures to economic damage.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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But critics’ arguments cannot weather empirical scrutiny.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Let the machines show us what can be done with analytic manipulation of the manifold.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Pedagogies Asking Scholarly Questions with JSTOR Daily Help students develop analytic and scholarly questioning skills using a quick activity built on JSTOR Daily roundups and syllabi.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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