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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Young brains need to gather enormous amounts of new information because they are still building a foundation for understanding the world.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Rather than focusing only on the damage that develops as the disease progresses, scientists may eventually be able to reproduce a natural genetic defense that helps protect vulnerable brains before significant damage occurs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Repeatedly, we instead heard that students were concerned about how it was affecting their job prospects, the brains of their friends and even the pursuit of education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"You have to sort of understand that structure in order to do it successfully. And it's just not what we do. It's not the way our brains think about stories," Joel explained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“This was a case of, ‘If we can’t have William Friedman, we will make use of his brains through his wife,’” she later said.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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