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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
Their temporary electronic face tattoo, or e-tattoo, can read brain waves and not only detect when the ol' gray matter is overworked, but also predict when exhaustion is approaching.
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Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
Prior research has indicated caffeine consumption may be associated with acute reductions in gray matter volume.
—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
Social engagement mitigates cognitive decline and enhances gray matter in the brain.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
Prior research has indicated caffeine consumption may be associated with acute reductions in gray matter volume.
—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
Social engagement mitigates cognitive decline and enhances gray matter in the brain.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray matter
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In the most generous sense, that is what Palantir’s data analytics tools do: Allow users — mostly military and government agencies, but also private-sector companies — to better visualize large datasets.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In that sense, how did your creative approach change going into this record versus records of the past?—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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But typically, the Russian leader – a former intelligence officer with the Soviet Union’s security service, the KGB – uses translators to avoid speaking in English during diplomatic conversations.—
Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration paused intelligence sharing and weapons shipments to Ukraine after the incident.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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This makes abundant sense since AGI will be on par with human intellect and presumably available 24/7 anywhere and anyplace.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Imagine if zombies were just humans who their intellect, but are also homicidal maniacs.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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There’s a reason the best legal templates in the startup world are clean, readable, and no more than a few pages long.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This idea of people disappearing for various reasons became a motif –from the most historical, cruel examples to the daily life cases.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Gray matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20matter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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