brains
- acumen n.
- astuteness n.
- authority n.
- brainpower n.
- capacity n.
- cleverness n.
- erudition n.
- gray matter n.
- head n.
- ingenuity n.
- intellect n.
- intelligence n.
- judgment n.
- mentality n.
- mind n.
- official n.
- profundity n.
- reason n.
- ringleader n.
- sagaciousness n.
- sagacity n.
- sageness n.
- sense n.
- smarts n.
- variety meat n.
- wisdom n.
- wit/wits n.
Example Sentences
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A mischievous 1961 article in Time magazine described All Souls College as a sanctum sanctorum “where the best brains of Oxford are preserved—in alcohol.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The news that “Stranger Things” debuted 10 years ago and “Hannah Montana” is nearly old enough to drink kills off a few neurons in the parts of their brains that insist they’re still young.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
There were 338 brains donated to study, and 315 of them had evidence of CTE, a brain disorder that can happen because of repeated injuries to the head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
That means, at minimum, the rate of CTE was 24.5 percent if none of the brains that weren't examined would have shown CTE.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
I thought Camille and I were the brains of this investigation, but Andre is proving me wrong.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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