as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis
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Recent Examples of brainpower
And, with all due respect to the people doing the work, none of these tasks takes much brainpower.
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
Smart robots will have both the muscle to do the work and the brainpower to run themselves.
—Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
This week, the majority of your waking brainpower is focused on planning for your future.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
Smart robots will have both the muscle to do the work and the brainpower to run themselves.
—Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
This week, the majority of your waking brainpower is focused on planning for your future.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for brainpower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainpower
Noun
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Good American Family is about Natalia Grace, a child adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett who already have three children of their own, one of whom has autism and a genius-level intellect.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Per Kristine's book The Spark, Jacob has autism and a genius-level intellect.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The rise of swarm intelligence in manufacturing Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Ukrainian special forces and the main intelligence directorate in Kyiv were watching with at least one drone.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His sharp sense of storytelling and visionary approach to content has consistently set him apart as a true leader.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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That has always been part of the Trumpist package of maybe not ideas in the sense of grand philosophies but certainly cultural ideas.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Brainpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainpower. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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