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Recent Examples of intelligence Everyone — from intelligence agencies and infrastructure operators to security vendors and open-source developers — relies on it. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Rahmati traveled to Iran four months later and met with intelligence operatives and government officials, the DOJ said. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025 But humanity is at stake, the show suggests, when human intelligence becomes an option rather than a given. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025 The rise of swarm intelligence in manufacturing Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intelligence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intelligence
Noun
  • Gabriel has long funneled his capacious intellect and empathy into music.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • His omnivorous intellect went from one topic to another, exploring them in minute detail.
    Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The latest resignation comes after the agency agreed to share tax information to help federal agents find immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • When appropriate, include specific data points, statistics, or background information in your AI prompt.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With a breezy wit displayed over his thirty-plus-year career (including his breakout commentary during the 2024 Olympics which cemented his global influence), the artist observed the rare confluence of holidays with a simple image of himself as the Easter Bunny on X, formerly Twitter.
    Jeanie Pyun, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Maher, who has spent decades fine-tuning his brand of biting, socially charged humor to make sense of complex, often uncomfortable issues, brings a sharp wit that’s more thoughtful and layered than he’s often given credit for.
    Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In this sense, Biden’s brand of post-neoliberalism fed the body but not the soul.
    Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In a sense, this ichor functioned like a power source or electricity, circulating through the robot’s bronze limbs and fueling his movements and actions.
    Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Traders will look to speeches by several Fed officials later this week, hoping for insights into future monetary policy amid the concerns about the central bank's independence.
    Brijesh Patel, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • All of these qualities of a manuscript can provide insight into the person who made it.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Every package would need a scannable code linking to key info like batch numbers, expiration dates, and how much THC or other cannabinoids are in each serving.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • For more info: Wallis Annenberg GenSpace, Los Angeles A 1910 portrait of a woman wearing a bird hat made of ostrich feathers.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Until Black Panther’s record breaking $235 million opening, conventional industry wisdom held that films with predominantly Black casts typically underperform financially overseas.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Socrates warned that putting words on paper would destroy memory, weaken wisdom, and dull the human mind.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.
    Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But Lord knows, there’s a mountain of acumen and perspicacity or, in plain terms, good horse sense stored in those minds and souls.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023

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“Intelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligence. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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