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the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
she's got the gray matter to figure that equation out
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Recent Examples of gray matter
Prior research has indicated caffeine consumption may be associated with acute reductions in gray matter volume.
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New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
One particular question the researchers wanted to answer was whether the influence of caffeine on gray matter was a result of the drug’s effect on sleep, as it has been shown that sleep deprivation or disruption can lead to acute reductions in gray matter.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
Women who experienced greater increases and decreases in these hormones also seemed to experience greater brain changes and recovery of gray matter volume later on.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
After giving birth, women whose brains had recovered more of their gray matter volume reported better mental health and bonding with their babies too.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
One particular question the researchers wanted to answer was whether the influence of caffeine on gray matter was a result of the drug’s effect on sleep, as it has been shown that sleep deprivation or disruption can lead to acute reductions in gray matter.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
Women who experienced greater increases and decreases in these hormones also seemed to experience greater brain changes and recovery of gray matter volume later on.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
After giving birth, women whose brains had recovered more of their gray matter volume reported better mental health and bonding with their babies too.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray matter
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In a sense, this ichor functioned like a power source or electricity, circulating through the robot’s bronze limbs and fueling his movements and actions.—
Sofia Giannuzzi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Colts’ draft analysis • Mock draft analysis: Does TE still make the most sense in Round1?—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Roughly 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing the country's intelligence agency.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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For example, digital intelligence can infer customer perceptions through non-survey channels such as online interactions.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Sufi stories rely on metaphor, rhythm, repetition, and lyricism, to penetrate not just the cerebral intellect but the intellect of the heart.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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For example, business writers, consider copywriter guru Herschell Gordon Lewis’s insight: Emotion outsells intellect.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the independence, the Brookings Institution explains, is that politicians tend to want lower interest rates because lower rates stimulate the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the increase in the Tigers’ team score came after a review of Mizzou’s third rotation — balance beam.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Gray matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20matter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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