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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“Those concerns are magnified for our children whose brains are just forming, and their cognitive abilities are still developing.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 14, 2026
The fMRI also detected less synchronized blood flow in regions of the children’s brains associated with attention and information processing than they did in the adults’.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
But stunningly high numbers of women report having intrusive thoughts about harming their children—moments when their own brains betray them, when it’s clear that none of us are in total control over our own minds.
From Slate β Sep. 5, 2026
The researchers then examined the animals' brains to determine what might explain the improvement.
From Science Daily β Sep. 4, 2026
They had been working constantly, trying to push their exhausted brains to develop creative solutions to one problem after another.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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