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Recent Examples of brain wave
The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep.
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Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
Neuro procedures are always the scariest, because the surgeons are basically poking around in a little black box and staring at brain waves and hoping their patients don’t wake up partially lobotomized.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Looking for brain waves that match those resembling typical sleep patterns, according to the study published in Nature Medicine.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
In REM sleep, brain waves are low in amplitude and relatively fast, and the eye movements are rapid, too.
—Beth Ann Malow, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for brain wave
Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
Neuro procedures are always the scariest, because the surgeons are basically poking around in a little black box and staring at brain waves and hoping their patients don’t wake up partially lobotomized.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Looking for brain waves that match those resembling typical sleep patterns, according to the study published in Nature Medicine.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
In REM sleep, brain waves are low in amplitude and relatively fast, and the eye movements are rapid, too.
—Beth Ann Malow, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for brain wave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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Russian sources, however, have suggested a third theory: that Portnov might have held compromising material on current Ukrainian officials.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The chance encounter turned out to be a first-of-its-kind sighting — and confirmation of an expert theory.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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For each test, include the specific messaging hypothesis, how to implement it, and how to measure results.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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However, the data doesn't seem to really support this hypothesis in manufacturing.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Figuring out the right price for goods has long been a moving target, that used to come down to best guesses and luck trying to perfectly match supply with demand.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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My guess is that, after all these years, the horizontal pipe had filled with water, rendering the vent useless.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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Sunbelt is the brainchild of fashion entrepreneur Alexia Niedzielski, perhaps best known as cofounder of System magazine.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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World is the brainchild of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and co-founders Alex Blania and Max Novendstern.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Discover firsthand why countless artists draw inspiration from Brooklyn's electric atmosphere.—
Malik Peay,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Reubens found much of his early inspiration in drag During his time at the California Institute of the Arts, Reubens began exploring alternative forms of creativity.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In light of the speculation, many people have been calling for NBC to announce Kotb as Clarkson’s future replacement — including a producer for the show, who spoke with The Daily Mail a few days ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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His college admissions have been the subject of speculation since the Trump administration's Tuesday, May 27, decision to slash all remaining federal funding to the Ivy League institution.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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In 1849 French mathematician Alphonse de Polignac put forward the now famous twin prime conjecture: there are an infinite number of prime number twins.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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Based on this assumption, one mathematician even built an entire edifice of conjectures about exotic spheres and other shapes.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
5 May 2025
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His conviction for the rape and murder of a child employee, 13-year-old Mary Phagan in 1913, is widely considered unjust, largely attributed to a biased trial and antisemitism.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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Weir was confused by the man’s unusual conviction, though.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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