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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
Results from neuroscience and cognitive psychology research indicate that there are different brain mechanisms involved in merely observing another’s pain versus empathizing with it.
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Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
All therapists are trained in one of three therapies shown to be clinically successful in treating PTSD: cognitive processing therapy (CPT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) or prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, Williams says.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 21 May 2025
But the book has been a hot topic on the cable news network for much of the last week, in tandem with unconfirmed claims about Biden’s cognitive acuity while serving in the White House.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Some patients also reported long-term cognitive issues.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
All therapists are trained in one of three therapies shown to be clinically successful in treating PTSD: cognitive processing therapy (CPT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) or prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, Williams says.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 21 May 2025
But the book has been a hot topic on the cable news network for much of the last week, in tandem with unconfirmed claims about Biden’s cognitive acuity while serving in the White House.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Some patients also reported long-term cognitive issues.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Under coach Manolo González, Espanyol has just placed a reasonable 14th in La Liga.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Like when Jesse makes the perfectly reasonable decision not to mount a doomed attempt to save a cultist when they're outnumbered by WLF members.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The empirical evidence, however, suggests otherwise.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And despite claims that providing unemployment insurance will encourage striking workers to stay out longer, both common sense and empirical evidence suggest otherwise.—
Ed Hawthorne,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The Tigers, meanwhile, have searched for the blend every baseball team looks for: Merging the old school and the new, analytic savvy and human feel.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Superintelligence is the point at which AI intelligence passes human intelligence in general cognitive and analytic functions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The win was the fifth in a row for Detroit and 20th in its last 28 games, and raised its division-leading record to 35-21, good for a .655 winning percentage.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Newcomer Davante Adams, 32, and Puka Nacua, 25, will complement one another, giving the Rams their best veteran tandem at receiver since Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr. fueled the Super Bowl-winning offense.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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