1
as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind
notebooks filled with his intellections on an amazing array of topics
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as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
ever since Descartes famously declared, "I think, therefore I am," people have tended to regard acts of conscious intellection as proof of their own existence
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Recent Examples of intellection
Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
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
James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
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
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Few consumers relish the thought of reading a credit report, shopping for car insurance or parsing a bank statement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Most young people who experience suicidal thoughts keep those thoughts to themselves.—
Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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According to the woman, her parents’ reasoning for denying her requests was rooted in a harsh lesson about independence.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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While no specific storyline explanation was given on the broadcast for their exclusion beyond Pearce barring them earlier in the night, the reasoning reported ties into a larger, long-term strategy WWE has for Breakker.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In total, making the piece took four years from conception to creation.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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During the procedure, a doctor places donor sperm directly into the patient’s uterus during ovulation, to increase the chances of conception.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Set during the Yongle Era, Xixi said that Blade of Vengeance would break from the norm and the in-world drama would focus on realism and logic rather than fantastical feats, with the production emphasizing the real location shooting and hard-hitting action.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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The limits of logic To test whether this informational foundation could be simulated, the team relied on mathematical principles, including Gödel’s incompleteness theorem.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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My idea was to do a little ‘maison,’ and to offer a look at what’s behind the brand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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During the tour for the band's previous album, We, singer Feist dropped out of the lineup as the opening act, citing the accusations against Butler as the reason for her departure.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are many reasons to want to preserve or rebuild oyster reefs, researchers say.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Takako Fuji originated the role of Kayako when the character and concept that would become The Grudge were still being refined back in Japan in the late '90s.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Scandinavian sleep method, a cultural design to improve sleep quality in Nordic countries like Sweden and Norway, has popularized the concept of using two separate duvets on one bed.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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From these revolutionary realizations, the notion of the expanding Universe was born.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Intellection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellection. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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