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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
Playing chess and cards help combat more cognitive decline.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
When the cognitive economy slows, metros built around it feel the shock first — in hiring, office demand and eventually the tax base.
—Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
For the last 43 years, participants have provided information on their dietary habits and have received tests assessing cognitive function and potential dementia and cognitive decline.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Tobacco companies were funding and promoting research into the cognitive benefits of nicotine as far back as the 1990s, according to Anna Kostygina, a principal research scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago who studies smokeless tobacco marketing.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
When the cognitive economy slows, metros built around it feel the shock first — in hiring, office demand and eventually the tax base.
—Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
For the last 43 years, participants have provided information on their dietary habits and have received tests assessing cognitive function and potential dementia and cognitive decline.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Tobacco companies were funding and promoting research into the cognitive benefits of nicotine as far back as the 1990s, according to Anna Kostygina, a principal research scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago who studies smokeless tobacco marketing.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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That is if the letter writer doesn’t mind allowing them in her backyard for a few weeks while others find more reasonable ways to address this problem.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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As part of the lawsuit, Hartsuch claims Board of Medicine rules require that investigations be conducted and resolved within a reasonable time, and that the board knew or should have known that its delays would prevent Hartsuch from working as an ER physician.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The current danger is rooted in a fundamental disconnect between empirical data and public sentiment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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However, there is no empirical evidence to support this claim.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The more capable Claude becomes, the thinner the line between the analytical grunt work Anthropic is willing to support and the surveillance and targeting it has pledged to refuse.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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In this study, P-free and P-containing glasses and glass ceramics were synthesized and evaluated using various analytical methods to clarify the influence of P addition on the glass structure and state of P after crystallization.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The steep declines this week showed just how on edge investors are regarding AI — even when the news is good, or when doomsday scenarios are completely made out of thin air.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Garna showed some really good things in my time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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