1
as in genius
a very smart person
the brains all sit together at lunch
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as in intelligence
often brains plural
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own
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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
I'd love to get inside his brain and experience the world as he experiences it
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as in to skull
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Recent Examples of brain
Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion,
partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size
of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt
3.2 million years later.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 July 2025
So the simplest way to put it is: all areas of the brain always have a half-dozen or more different levels of electrical activity present at all times — a.k.a. brainwaves — and how well your brain functions often depends on which brainwave is strongest.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
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Noun
As anyone who's ever seen a mouse navigate a maze knows, the animals are often used in studies to understand the way in which brains function.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion,
partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size
of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt
3.2 million years later.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Her cancer had spread to her bones, brain, and spinal fluid.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 July 2025
So the simplest way to put it is: all areas of the brain always have a half-dozen or more different levels of electrical activity present at all times — a.k.a. brainwaves — and how well your brain functions often depends on which brainwave is strongest.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
Noun
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Chairman Bang is a true visionary and a musical genius.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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The greatest military on earth had the weaponry and genius to make the operation a masterful success.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
Noun
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This is precisely why strategies that integrate the capabilities of artificial and human intelligence could help brands truly enhance and refine their creativity.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Suter thrived as a middle-six center in Vancouver, but also has high enough offensive intelligence to complement star players as a top-six winger.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Nichols’s insecurities came to mind while reading Leslie’s analysis of Lennon and McCartney.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Looking back at 2024, some prominent CFO hires that come to mind include Alphabet’s recruitment of Anat Ashkenazi from her CFO role at Eli Lilly, bringing her on as the tech company’s finance chief.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Verb
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And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
13 June 2019
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The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.—
Daniel Rapaport,
SI.com,
17 June 2019
Noun
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Batman, who relied not on superpowers but on his own intellect, was the thinking-man’s superhero.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 July 2025
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How does President Trump — who unabashedly likens himself to Napoleon — compare in stature, intellect and commendable achievements?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Character emerges from the frailty of the human psyche.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Per Britannica, Jung's psychoanalytic method focuses on integrating conscious and unconscious aspects of the psyche to achieve personal growth and self-realization.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Suárez fell behind 3-0 in the count to Ohtani, and on the next pitch, Suárez beaned Ohtani with a 100 mph fastball to the right shoulder.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for Brady, who accidentally beaned a media buyer with an errant pass meant for Rob Gronkowski during Fox’s May 12 upfront presentation in New York.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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