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of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)
cognitive development
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Recent Examples of cognitive
She was transported around 1 p.m. to Lenox Hill Hospital for an independent cognitive examination, the gossip site reported.
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arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Beyond the adverse environmental effects, ethical concerns are often raised about confining cognitive octopuses in tanks or nets.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Medical researchers are beginning to explore the potential cognitive benefits: an ongoing study at Vanderbilt’s medical center investigates whether nicotine patches could alleviate memory loss in people with mild cognitive impairment.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Recognizing the risk of cognitive autopilot is the first step toward reclaiming intellectual agency.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Beyond the adverse environmental effects, ethical concerns are often raised about confining cognitive octopuses in tanks or nets.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Medical researchers are beginning to explore the potential cognitive benefits: an ongoing study at Vanderbilt’s medical center investigates whether nicotine patches could alleviate memory loss in people with mild cognitive impairment.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Recognizing the risk of cognitive autopilot is the first step toward reclaiming intellectual agency.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
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In addition, corporations have to determine what a reasonable wage is, which typically requires the help of an accountant.—
Vlad Rusz,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Otherwise, the Bruins could try to get something reasonable in return on the open market.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There's empirical evidence that supports the fact that all kinds of diverse projects do well and make money.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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When asked about commercial goals for Tsunami Sea — considering that Eternal Blue peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, its follow-up could become the band’s first 10 entry — Mageau shrugs off anything empirical.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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Final Advice While advanced analytic techniques are uncommon in CX practices today, CX programs and leaders should challenge themselves and find a path to facilitate, collaborate, or expand the CX mandate to pursue a more quantitative approach that will prepare them for the future of CX.—
Forrester,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Silver outlined that the term applies to individuals who are good at abstract, analytic reasoning, but lack other forms of intelligence like empathy, judgment and self-awareness.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The city of Providence continues to be good to Pitino, who famously led Providence College to the Final Four in 1987 toward the beginning of his storied career.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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