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conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering
disabilities affecting cognition and judgment
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Recent Examples of cognition
This was a murder, planned using ‘cold cognition,’ where the defendant returned with a firearm to accomplish that end.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Even short exercise sessions sharpen cognition and reduce stress.
—Akin Akinpelu, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Some experts not involved with the project argued that Centaur doesn’t meaningfully mimic human cognition.
—semafor.com, 3 July 2025
This is embodied intelligence – the idea that some elements of cognition can be outsourced to the body.
—New Atlas, 29 June 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Even short exercise sessions sharpen cognition and reduce stress.
—Akin Akinpelu, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Some experts not involved with the project argued that Centaur doesn’t meaningfully mimic human cognition.
—semafor.com, 3 July 2025
This is embodied intelligence – the idea that some elements of cognition can be outsourced to the body.
—New Atlas, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognition
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In a video from the concert, Wonder pauses his show to speak to the audience about his personal life and how being blind has impacted his perception of the world around him.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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At the same time, perceptions of coolness may vary across different age brackets.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Capital One Financial’s Historical Odds of a Positive Post-Earnings Return Here are some observations regarding one-day (1D) post-earnings returns: Over the last five years, there are 20 earnings data points recorded, with 15 positive and 5 negative one-day (1D) returns noted.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Good data on the Earth's rotation goes back thousands of years, thanks to observations of solar eclipses in China.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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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
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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
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Often, what’s labeled as fatigue is a reflection of weak foundations—initiatives built around external incentives rather than internal conviction.—
Craig Crisler,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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But looking back, Jessica Tang, who was the union president at the time and is now president of the Massachusetts’ American Federation of Teachers chapter, said the vote was a reflection of overall frustration and Cassellius became the focal point.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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The bandmates piggyback off each other’s thoughts and finish one another’s sentences without any interjection feeling like an interruption.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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To no surprise, viewers swarmed the TikTok video's comment section with their thoughts.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The news division is, like its counterparts, experimenting with a bevy of concepts to see which ones strike a chord with the younger viewers who use streaming as their primary means of watching video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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For his new concept revitalizing the former Nash & Proper space, Jimenez is taking inspiration from popular fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, which have compact menus with high-quality ingredients.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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The competition helped show off talent from everyday students who, free from conceptions around grades or college concerns, are kids who care about the U.S. and its history.—
Gabrielle Gillette,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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Their conception of the future was published on the cover of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which portrayed a clock set at seven minutes to midnight.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Cognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognition. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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