1
as in genius
a very smart person
the brains all sit together at lunch
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as in intelligence
often brains plural
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own
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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
I'd love to get inside his brain and experience the world as he experiences it
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as in to skull
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Recent Examples of brain
Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Examples of NTDs are spina bifida (incomplete formation of the spine and spinal cord) or anencephaly (incomplete formation of the brain and skull).
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
The new technique, transplant surgeons say, significantly expands the potential pool to patients who are comatose but not brain dead, and whose families have withdrawn life support because there is little chance of recovery.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Neurological Disorders Alcohol can also worsen symptoms and increase the risk of brain disorders associated with inflammation, such as depression and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
—Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Examples of NTDs are spina bifida (incomplete formation of the spine and spinal cord) or anencephaly (incomplete formation of the brain and skull).
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Bird brains With a population of over 27 million and counting, crows seem almost ubiquitous across the US.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
The new technique, transplant surgeons say, significantly expands the potential pool to patients who are comatose but not brain dead, and whose families have withdrawn life support because there is little chance of recovery.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
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Compound returns will continue to reveal their eighth wonder genius, while Social Security will become morph into a late-in-life retirement supplement instead of a national retirement plan.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Palmer, in turn, leaned into her growing reputation as a crowdfunding genius.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Trump's selection of Gabbard has drawn scrutiny over her lack of a background in intelligence, along with her views on Russia, recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and other U.S. adversaries.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2025
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This is an extraordinarily serious job that requires maintaining the independence of the intelligence community.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Substack When people think of Substack, the publishing platform that hosts some of the biggest and highest-paying newsletters of the day, front-facing, short-form video content doesn’t necessarily come to mind.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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This was not out of choice: After his capture and before his execution, Höss was ordered to write his memoir, giving an insight into the workings of a mind that was both ordinary and chillingly evil.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
13 June 2019
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The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
17 June 2019
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The 38-year-old offensive wizard led the No. 1 scoring offense in the NFL during the regular season at 33.2 points per game.—
Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The software's setup wizard asks about income first and then moves on to credits, deductions, and taxes.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Jan. 2025
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Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Hubert began gifting his fellow Orc with temporary intellect, which nearly caused an uprising amongst his clansmen.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Oakland Hills fire is such a historic catastrophe that it is burned into the department psyche.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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The devastation of the fires has undoubtedly taken a grave toll on the psyches of those affected, experts agree.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Many get beaned by water balloon-wielding children.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2024
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Pete Alonso hit a one-out double and Muñoz (1-5) loaded the bases by beaning Mark Vientos and walking DJ Stewart.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2024
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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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