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of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
cognitive development
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Recent Examples of cognitive
The animals were then challenged with a series of tasks to assess cognitive function.
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Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Key factors include regular exercise, following a healthy diet such as the Mediterranean diet, getting adequate sleep, engaging in social and cognitive activities.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Specifically, there is neuroscience biohacking billed to enhance cognitive fitness, the reduction of inflammation markers and free radicals, as well as anti-inflammatory nutrition said to rejuvenate biological age.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Clinicians typically conduct various cognitive exams and health history reviews.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
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Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
Key factors include regular exercise, following a healthy diet such as the Mediterranean diet, getting adequate sleep, engaging in social and cognitive activities.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Specifically, there is neuroscience biohacking billed to enhance cognitive fitness, the reduction of inflammation markers and free radicals, as well as anti-inflammatory nutrition said to rejuvenate biological age.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Clinicians typically conduct various cognitive exams and health history reviews.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cognitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Under coach Manolo González, Espanyol has just placed a reasonable 14th in La Liga.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Like when Jesse makes the perfectly reasonable decision not to mount a doomed attempt to save a cultist when they're outnumbered by WLF members.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The empirical evidence, however, suggests otherwise.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And despite claims that providing unemployment insurance will encourage striking workers to stay out longer, both common sense and empirical evidence suggest otherwise.—
Ed Hawthorne,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The Tigers, meanwhile, have searched for the blend every baseball team looks for: Merging the old school and the new, analytic savvy and human feel.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Superintelligence is the point at which AI intelligence passes human intelligence in general cognitive and analytic functions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The win was the fifth in a row for Detroit and 20th in its last 28 games, and raised its division-leading record to 35-21, good for a .655 winning percentage.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Newcomer Davante Adams, 32, and Puka Nacua, 25, will complement one another, giving the Rams their best veteran tandem at receiver since Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr. fueled the Super Bowl-winning offense.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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