intellectually

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She’s clearly positioned in the film as an intellectually rich matriarch—there are lovingly shot images of her with her grand- and great-grandchildren on the beach, and footage of her playing Bach.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The study found that people who stayed more intellectually engaged throughout their lives developed Alzheimer's disease about five years later than those with the lowest levels of mental stimulation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"The real danger is that we... become weaker intellectually," he says.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

It would be “interesting to attempt to make an intellectually stimulating game where women outperform men,” Rubin wrote in 2016.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

The child is ‘moderately endowed,’ intellectually mediocre, Hoggart supposes—though it may be more pertinent to note the special qualities of temperament in the child.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez