noetic

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Recent Examples of noetic What To Know According to details shared by Doubleday, the book opens in Prague, where Langdon plans to attend a lecture by noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The rules of the game were simple: a Noetic representative introduced the basic concept before giving the floor to experts in each of the technology fields. David Axe, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noetic
Adjective
  • Network is the story of veteran news anchor Howard Beale’s (Peter Finch) on-air mental breakdown, a decline that is exploited by executives at the Union Broadcasting System.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Dialysis takes a massive physical and mental toll.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Adjective
  • And being rational, as Rawls stipulated that proto-citizens are, means being averse to risk.
    George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The lawsuit claims that Missouri lawmakers used no rational basis to categorize which counties qualified for a 5% cap, a freeze or neither.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Speakers were largely concerned how teachers at schools chosen for the Elevate Network will have to reapply for their jobs and attend an internal hiring fair in the coming days.
    Samuel O’Neal Updated April 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That test showed how the laser damaged internal components, including the battery, until the drone caught fire and crashed.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Whatever sorcery is at work, McFadden is a writer at the top of her game—and the undisputed mistress of the psychological thriller.
    E.L. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Prime Video has committed to seven Filipino Prime Original series through its local slate event in the Philippines, forging content partnerships with networks ABS-CBN and GMA across genres spanning political thriller, family drama, psychological suspense, romance, crime and comedy.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Crabapple is an artist and author known for lucid leftie takes, and her book takes on the thorny history of a vibrant intellectual tradition.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The man’s still handsome, laid back, intellectual and gives a sly smile here and there.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • According to Krenn, a quality program aligns with where your child is developmentally and supports their cognitive and social-emotional growth.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.
    Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Glory has remained a classic for nearly 40 years through its precise, rather brilliant combination of history lesson and Hollywood blockbuster.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The protagonists in both books are brilliant in very specific ways (Bernadette is a designer), a brilliance focused in a passion that is conveyed through the novel.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Noetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noetic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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