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Recent Examples of intellection Tennant always brought his own intellection to Disco’s throbbing hedonism yet was hedonistic nonetheless, perfecting a musical idiom that his forerunner Noel Coward was too early to enjoy. Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024 The school board’s legal counsel thought the book could be in conflict with a recent state intellection freedom rule, and recommended it be removed from circulation, according to a spokeswoman. Tcrain, al, 26 Jan. 2023 There is pleasant cohesion to his body of work, with its blend of bookish intellection and breezy verbal humor. The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 This is a big spread, in other words, an ambitious platter of intellection and emotion. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellection
Noun
  • Hernandez admits Medicaid cuts could give people here second thoughts.
    John Daley, NPR, 22 June 2025
  • Jones has also talked extensively about struggling with suicidal thoughts and depression.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • The ‘First Day’ Problem Even with strong reasoning, every task an agent tackles is a fresh start.
    Kevin Novak, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The reasoning, without getting too much in the NFL-roster-rule weeds, is simple.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Such links were particularly pronounced when exposure occurred during the month before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers reported in the study, published in Environmental Science & Technology.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 23 June 2025
  • So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time A sequel, 28 Weeks Later…, dropped in 2007; Boyle and Garland signed on executive producers, but neither were directly involved with the conception of it beyond that.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • The logic for Dallas to do that is because of its apron situation, which may result in the Mavs keeping only 14 players on the roster through the trade deadline.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Carbon offsets, electric vehicles, and glossy net-zero pledges are held up as solutions, while the core logic—produce more, ship further, grow faster—goes unchallenged.
    Nathalie Kelley, Time, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Fearing their authority is being bypassed, supervisors sometimes retaliate – belittling ideas and withholding resources, for example – which stifles the very innovation that cross-silo collaborations can foster.
    ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Advertisement Do the authorities have an idea of where Boelter might be?
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • There is no reason to believe that an enemy wouldn’t take a page out of the Israeli playbook and go after leadership.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
  • The two vehicles collided in a head-on collision for an unknown reason, state police said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Within this exact conflict is where Antigravity Academy finds the concept of camp so important.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
  • Still, youthful rebellion in virtual reality looks great and the concept of online escapes resonates in an increasingly intense real world.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • This Money Mistake Keeps You Stuck One of the most popular misconceptions being debunked right now is the notion that working harder or for longer hours equates to making more money.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • This momentum continued into the 90s — a decade full of significant strides for gender equality and yet fraught with problematic notions on the treatment of women.
    Christina Hillsberg, People.com, 16 June 2025

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“Intellection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellection. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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