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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
Some studies have found that nicotine can improve cognitive performance, including attention, memory and learning.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Mild Dehydration Hits Women Harder Losing just 2% of body weight in fluid can impair physical performance by 10-20%, and women are more susceptible to the cognitive and mood effects of mild dehydration than men.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Gen Z is already the first generation to score lower than their parents on some measures of cognitive performance, as reading habits erode and schools lean harder on grades instead of learning.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
While diabetes has long been linked to dementia, new research suggests that people with type 1 may face a significantly higher risk of eventual cognitive decline.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Mild Dehydration Hits Women Harder Losing just 2% of body weight in fluid can impair physical performance by 10-20%, and women are more susceptible to the cognitive and mood effects of mild dehydration than men.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Gen Z is already the first generation to score lower than their parents on some measures of cognitive performance, as reading habits erode and schools lean harder on grades instead of learning.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
While diabetes has long been linked to dementia, new research suggests that people with type 1 may face a significantly higher risk of eventual cognitive decline.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Even if one accepts that perfectly reasonable people are happy to live in a bubble with strangers for months in hopes of achieving love, fame or a cash prize, someone inevitably is cast to bring the crazy, er, conversation-sparking personality.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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That seems like a totally reasonable way of judging her.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The system begins by preprocessing battery data using a technique called complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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At this point, the disagreement is not merely empirical but conceptual.—
Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Eovaldi, 36, is constantly in motion and analytical.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Benet senior goalkeeper Giada McGlynn has an analytical mind.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Read on to learn more like when is best to eat it and how to supercharge it.—
Jahnavi Rapaka,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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The petition's withdrawal is good news for the many neighbors who spoke out against the annexation.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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