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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
While some of these symptoms may be mild at first, Alzheimer’s continues to damage the brain, which usually leads to more severe cognitive and functional decline.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The move guarantees minimum payments to group homes and other long-term care providers that serve people enrolled in Family Care, a state Medicaid program that provides long-term care, such as help with eating, dressing and bathing, to adults with cognitive or physical disabilities.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Research confirms that a change in physical setting—even something as small as adding plants, improving lighting, or moving to a new room—can alter your cognitive processes and improve the fluency and originality of your ideas.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The team believes that Puddles' cognitive dysfunction was caused by a mix of brain damage, due to an accident that broke her leg, and malnutrition as a kitten, Wren said.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The move guarantees minimum payments to group homes and other long-term care providers that serve people enrolled in Family Care, a state Medicaid program that provides long-term care, such as help with eating, dressing and bathing, to adults with cognitive or physical disabilities.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Research confirms that a change in physical setting—even something as small as adding plants, improving lighting, or moving to a new room—can alter your cognitive processes and improve the fluency and originality of your ideas.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The team believes that Puddles' cognitive dysfunction was caused by a mix of brain damage, due to an accident that broke her leg, and malnutrition as a kitten, Wren said.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognitive
Adjective
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Isolated locations could face a reasonable worst-case scenario of five to seven inches or more, according to the weather service.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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There were a few reasonable opinion drafts, a couple of speeches with a Q&A transcribed, and one very excellent and complete essay on civil rights.—
Ezra Fox
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The result is a new breed of marketing initiatives that balance creative intuition with empirical validation, allowing executives to identify the precise line between boldness and recklessness.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Though it was hypothesized to be a pest-resisting tactic, there was no empirical evidence proving this.—
Jay Kakade
June 30,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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More analytic services will also be offered, including CPO market reports, sales trends and more.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The method by which these investigations were conducted will be well known to psychoanalysts and analytic patients.—
Louise Glück,
The New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After all, how often would Canada's biggest hockey market have a chance to acquire Canada's best player?—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The most important thing to consider when determining if a certain plant is a good match for hydrangeas is growing conditions.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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“Cognitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognitive. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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