as in sense
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
Social engagement mitigates cognitive decline and enhances gray matter in the brain.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The team found that just one to two units of alcohol a day reduced overall brain volume and gray matter volumes across a number of areas, and microstructures in the white matter.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
The results revealed significant reductions in gray matter after 10 days of caffeine.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
Prior research has indicated caffeine consumption may be associated with acute reductions in gray matter volume.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The team found that just one to two units of alcohol a day reduced overall brain volume and gray matter volumes across a number of areas, and microstructures in the white matter.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
The results revealed significant reductions in gray matter after 10 days of caffeine.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
Prior research has indicated caffeine consumption may be associated with acute reductions in gray matter volume.
—New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gray matter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray matter
Noun
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There is not an American President—Bill Clinton, George H. W. or George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Donald Trump—who has dealt with Netanyahu and not, sooner or later, come away with a lingering sense of resentment.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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In a sense, the job search should be treated like a personal marketing campaign, Zeile suggested.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
Noun
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In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Bartiromo brought up a Truth Social post from Trump saying Democrats had leaked intelligence around the Iran strike, to which the president interjected that they should be prosecuted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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This is embodied intelligence – the idea that some elements of cognition can be outsourced to the body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
Noun
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According to a recent study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, human intellect has declined since 2012.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Customer-facing interactions require human intuition to navigate sensitive moments where empathy, sensitivity and emotional intellect truly matter.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The country takes off July 1 for the same reason that Americans take off July 4.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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His present is extremely bright, and there’s no reason to expect near term slippage.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Gray matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20matter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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